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iPhones will be able to speak in your voice with 15 minutes of training
- mPReDiToR 4y agoIf this is the case, why haven't we trained Echo devices to speak with Majel Barrett-Roddenberry's voice yet?
- jeroenhd 4y agoBetween voice.ai and that audiobook John de Lancie and Majel Barrett recorded (Q-in-Law), I think it should be possible to run such a setup privately at least. Amazon would obviously need to get the copyright situation in order first. Paired with projects like https://github.com/toverainc/willow https://github.com/toverainc/willow I think you could recreate the Enterprise at home if you have enough IoT stuff in your home.
- neom 4y agoThis verge article is very confusing: "Apple’s new accessibility features can assist those who’ve lost the ability to speak.... users can create a Personal Voice by reading a set of text prompts aloud for a total of 15 minutes of audio on the iPhone or iPad." huh? I presume it's for people who anticipate losing their voice due to a medical condition, never the less the article is really badly put together.
- ritzaco 4y agoI think this is confusingly phrased in the press release too, so it's probably on Apple rather than the Verge. > With Live Speech on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, users can type what they want to say to have it be spoken out loud during phone and FaceTime calls as well as in-person conversations. Users can also save commonly used phrases to chime in quickly during lively conversation with family, friends, and colleagues. Live Speech has been designed to support millions of people globally who are unable to speak or who have lost their speech over time. It's clearer that it's for "at risk" users after, but I guess "millions of" was a marketing requirement. > For users at risk of losing their ability to speak — such as those with a recent diagnosis of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) or other conditions that can progressively impact speaking ability — Personal Voice is a simple and secure way to create a voice that sounds like them. [0] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-previews-live-speech-personal-voice-and-more-new-accessibility-features/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-previews-live-s...
- permo-w 4y agoit is poorly phrased, but “unable to speak” could equally refer to people who are entirely unable to speak as people who are unable to speak for prolonged periods of time
- marcellus23 4y agoLive Speech and Personal Voice are 2 different features, that's why you're getting confused. You can use Personal Voice to customize the Live Speech voice, but you don't have to.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoInteresting. Stealing a phone in the future will also steal their voice and therefore activities like bank authorization.
- dataflow 4y agoNow you can steal someone's fingerprints, DNA, phone, and voice all at the same time. Efficiency!
- mmsnberbar66 4y agoWhat kind of banks do authorization by voice?
- neom 4y agoHSBC has the option, I have never enabled it even though they continually push me to.
- LetsGetTechnicl 4y agoIt's actually becoming more common. I'm not sure how many banks have implemented it, but I've called Spectrum about my internet and a "security" feature called Voice ID that lets you verify your identity with your voice was being advertised
- wink 4y agoWonder if it's "perfect" enough for that or if they'll add some sort of audio fingerprint (like the invisible dots on the printers).
- mr337 4y agoSchwab, and they are pushing it hard.
- wiredfool 4y agoVanguard too.
- jeroenhd 4y agoI remember the days of people buying novelty voices for their car's navigation unit. I wonder if this will become a viable business for phones too. I'm sure there's money to be made by making Darth Vader read your messages to you.
- _Microft 4y agoDarth Vader now in „Return of the Jamba Spar-Abo“ (this only makes sense to Germans if at all;)
- schroeding 4y agoJamster, Jambas international name, may ring a bell, though. :D
- cpuguy83 4y agoDarth Vader in TomTom was the best. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Oso7199WE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Oso7199WE
- ceejayoz 4y agoThe Jeremy Clarkson one was pretty great, too.
- avgDev 4y agoHeavy EU accent siri incoming!
- unyttigfjelltol 4y agoFirst a tracking tab to facilitate stalking, now a software kit to help simulate the voice of a person who may or may not consent. Entirely mass-produced. What could go wrong, and why isn't Apple concerned?
- rafram 4y agoApple’s press release specifically notes that the training lines are randomized. You’d need to get 15 minutes of audio of the person saying the exact lines that the training asks for. Doesn’t seem like a huge risk.
- JustSomeNobody 4y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zVgWpVXb64 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zVgWpVXb64
- rvalue 4y ago15 minutes. I doubt if majority of people would sit down to say "The pleasure of Busby's company is what I most enjoy. He put a tack on Miss Yancy's chair, when she called him a horrible boy." to even try out this feature
- notnotjake 4y ago15 minutes of randomized phrases. There are better tools for malicious voice cloning. Seems pretty safe. And Apple has put more tools into AirTags to prevent malicious uses than any other tracking devices. And to your last point, Apple is concerned, they are running it all on device and trying to make it as safe as possible while still being useful.
- JustSomeNobody 4y agoMy voice is my passport.
- cpuguy83 4y agoVerify me.
- abram 4y agoHa! The article made me imagine a scene like this one in Sneakers, where over the course of dinner someone tricks their target into saying the complete set of training phrases for one of these iPhone voices. But then I realized that if the goal was to impersonate someone's voice, they'd probably just use a different voice model that was more flexible about its training data.
- eimrine 4y agoHow many languages are supported?
- eappleby 4y agoMy first thought of this went to capturing the voice of a parent or family member. Imagine being able to talk with them after they pass...
- dylan604 4y agoI'm more creeped out by that than anything. I understand that losing a loved one is difficult, but with something like this just seems to be one of those things that would make moving on much more difficult. Photos/videos of things that actually happened are one thing. Having an artificial computer voice that can lead one to think they are really speaking to someone is just creepy and I could see where someone with actual mental issues could get really confused.
- ljf 4y agoI'm sure I listened to a scifi short story like this recently - but it was just text responses. Is a strange and interesting thought - I know that even listening to the voices of my children when they were little, can be really emotional feeling for me. Having a deceased relative respond would be really odd, but could be soothing. What an odd world we live in now.
- PretzelPirate 4y agoIt's even better when a family member loses the ability to speak. Someone with a stroke may still be able to type words and this can help them deal with the frustration of not being heard.
- krono 4y agoWith the dead person's agency no longer involved, even without malicious intent, any feelings or behaviour such a construct might generate in its users will be artificial and manipulative. This type of AI would have the potential to become a true basilisk with poisonous breath and all.
- HKH2 4y ago> With the dead person's agency no longer involved, even without malicious intent, any feelings or behaviour such a construct might generate in its users will be artificial and manipulative. Memories are like that. Do we ever truly know anybody?
- ActionHank 4y agoIronically I want an iPhone feature that allows me to speak in a generic voice so scammers don't clone my voice.
- Simulacra 4y agoMy voice is my passport. Verify Me
- 0xADADA 4y agoThe Alzabo is a monster from Gene Wolfes 'Book of the New Sun' series where it eats its victims and absorbs their thoughts and memories. It then speaks in the voice of its victims to lure the kinfolk of those hes eaten.