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This reminds me on how researchers call speech synthesis a "solved problem" since decades. When asked why they don't use it for presentations, they say that it
by skriticos2 12y ago
This reminds me on how researchers call speech synthesis a "solved problem" since decades. When asked why they don't use it for presentations, they say that it just doesn't sound very well..
- quanticle 12y agoSpeech synthesis is substantially more of a solved problem than you think. Look at Vocaloids, for example. Here you have entirely computer-generated "voices" singing pop songs, and achieving a surprising degree of commercial success. Or look at something like the Tupac "hologram" that sang one of Tupac's unreleased songs at Coachella. Granted, that was taking samples of Tupac and combining them, but it was combining them seamlessly to perform a new work. That's pretty close to pure synthesis.
- skriticos2 12y agoIf I put your comment to any of the popular TTS systems, it will be understandable, but painful to listen to. If I create a presentation and use a TTS instead of talking myself, people will cringe and hope it's over soon. That's what I meant. Also, the examples you mentioned were very specific. The Tupac song was a one-off, limited scope and highly optimized before release. If I'd use the same system to render any random text, it would still sound off. So yes, speech synthesis does "work". But to find back to the original topic, it's like driving drunk..