[goblinux]

is anyone else weirded out that it simulates breath? like this is a robot, not a real woman, but it pauses to take a breath to mimic human sound.

on the one hand i like it. she sounds like a real podcast host and person with a nice, professional voice.

on the other hand it's weird. like why does it need to do that other than to pretend to be a person.

[beenHot400]

Probably helps with engagement, as it's more natural.

[themodelplumber]

I agree...I really want to know if it could do the kind of verbal-keepalive feedback you hear in conversational Japanese, between two people. It'd be amazing to hear an AI group podcast like that, just for technical amazement purposes.

[anigbrowl]

Most people don't like listening to overtly artificial voices for anything long form. Breath pauses also give the listener time to chunk things.

[wondercraft]

if you think about how these models were trained it makes sense. When a human reads an audiobook, they would breathe. So the model has learned how to make the breathing sound.

[LightBug1]

Yes. That's what I found most impressive. Incredible.