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For some reason the VibeVoice model from Microsoft (which is also able to clone voices and is also very good) has been deleted from GitHub 10 days ago even toug

For some reason the VibeVoice model from Microsoft (which is also able to clone voices and is also very good) has been deleted from GitHub 10 days ago even tough it was released under a MIT license. But this post shows that the cat is out of the bag for some time already now (post is from 2021) and we have to live with this technology.

qwertox 1y ago
The reason is known: "we discovered instances where the tool was used in ways inconsistent with the stated intent"
- askl 1y ago
  The stated intend would be scamming people I guess? What would be the other ways inconsistent with that?
  - numpad0 1y ago
    NSFW? That seems to be a bigger deal on the Internet today than scams, somehow.
    - frank_nitti 1y ago
      Honest question - is NSFW just a code word for pornography now? I had thought it would be anything that isn’t safe to open at work, including things with extreme profanity or gore, etc
      - numpad0 1y ago
        To me, the word feel like it's almost a synonym for anime, pornographic or not, with a hint of negativity.
nickthegreek 1y ago
any links still up?
- hleszek 1y ago
  https://github.com/Enemyx-net/VibeVoice-ComfyUI https://github.com/Enemyx-net/VibeVoice-ComfyUI
  - cchance 1y ago
    And that's why people need to clone these repos from big companies when their first released.
    - anonymousiam 1y ago
      Cloning the repo isn't enough, because Microsoft/Github still control the platform, and can delete all copies they have control over.
      - dceddia 1y ago
        Cloning the repo (running git clone on your computer) is enough because it makes a local copy. Forking merely makes a copy under your account on GitHub though which is not going to survive if they go on a deleting spree.
        anonymousiam 1y ago
        Yes, you are correct. I used the word "clone" when I should have used the word "fork" instead.
- woadwarrior01 1y ago
  There's a community maintained fork. https://github.com/vibevoice-community/VibeVoice https://github.com/vibevoice-community/VibeVoice
whimsicalism 1y ago
there are many easy extant ways to do voice coding. many models are released without a “voice embedding” model but they are easy to recreate by passing the gradients through the soft prompt
shazron 1y ago
Try Modelscope.

qwertox 1y ago

The reason is known: "we discovered instances where the tool was used in ways inconsistent with the stated intent"

askl 1y ago
The stated intend would be scamming people I guess? What would be the other ways inconsistent with that?
- numpad0 1y ago
  NSFW? That seems to be a bigger deal on the Internet today than scams, somehow.
  - frank_nitti 1y ago
    Honest question - is NSFW just a code word for pornography now? I had thought it would be anything that isn’t safe to open at work, including things with extreme profanity or gore, etc
    - numpad0 1y ago
      To me, the word feel like it's almost a synonym for anime, pornographic or not, with a hint of negativity.

nickthegreek 1y ago

any links still up?

hleszek 1y ago
https://github.com/Enemyx-net/VibeVoice-ComfyUI https://github.com/Enemyx-net/VibeVoice-ComfyUI
- cchance 1y ago
  And that's why people need to clone these repos from big companies when their first released.
  - anonymousiam 1y ago
    Cloning the repo isn't enough, because Microsoft/Github still control the platform, and can delete all copies they have control over.
    - dceddia 1y ago
      Cloning the repo (running git clone on your computer) is enough because it makes a local copy. Forking merely makes a copy under your account on GitHub though which is not going to survive if they go on a deleting spree.
      - anonymousiam 1y ago
        Yes, you are correct. I used the word "clone" when I should have used the word "fork" instead.
woadwarrior01 1y ago
There's a community maintained fork. https://github.com/vibevoice-community/VibeVoice https://github.com/vibevoice-community/VibeVoice

whimsicalism 1y ago

there are many easy extant ways to do voice coding. many models are released without a “voice embedding” model but they are easy to recreate by passing the gradients through the soft prompt

shazron 1y ago

Try Modelscope.