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Show HN: Learn to read with AI
- rl3 9y agoThe AI part seems to be text-to-speech powered by IBM Watson. It sounds far from human, but there's at least things like intonation and pacing that go beyond normal TTS. I long for the day when we can synthesize perfectly human-sounding voices in real-time on consumer hardware. The profession of voice acting will likely become a matter of recording samples followed by licensing one's likeness.
- dnprock 9y agoDeveloper here. The AI part is powered by Amazon Polly. The app is tuned for early language learners (children, foreign speakers.) So we slow the timing down to 70%.
- dnprock 9y agoAI speech lacks of flare of a real speaker. We're looking for something to fix this problem. Regarding speech quality, we found that current speech is good enough for children and foreign speakers. They don't have ears like experienced, native speakers.