These are exciting times in the world of assistive learning technology. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are behind next-generation improvements in a range of ...

Speech synthesis using neural networks has revolutionised the generation of naturalistic and intelligible speech from text. Contemporary systems integrate advanced deep learning architectures that ...

The approach to create a more authentic voice for the film critic will attempt to blend two processes: unit selection and the Hidden Markov Model Speech Synthesis System After Roger Ebert lost the ...

A state-of-the-art brain-machine interface created by UC San Francisco neuroscientists can generate natural-sounding synthetic speech by using brain activity to control a virtual vocal tract — an ...

Google’s acquiring a speech synthesis firm, Phonetic Arts. Its technology is best known as a speech engine for gaming. Why on earth would Google need one of those? Let’s talk about it, in The Long ...

Generating speech from a piece of text is a common and important task undertaken by computers, but it’s pretty rare that the result could be mistaken for ordinary speech. A new technique from ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. By reading subtle throat vibrations and pulse signals, a lightweight AI -powered choker helps ...

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Artificial intelligence is making human speech as malleable and replicable as pixels. Today, a Canadian AI ...

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Speech synthesis has been around since roughly the middle of the 20th century. Once upon a time, it took remarkably advanced hardware just to even choke out a few words. But as [atomic14] shows with ...