[nohaydeprobleme]

For ease of reading for other users, here is a quote from the article about the Personal Voice feature:

"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.

"Users can create a Personal Voice by reading along with a randomized set of text prompts to record 15 minutes of audio on iPhone or iPad. This speech accessibility feature uses on-device machine learning to keep users’ information private and secure, and integrates seamlessly with Live Speech so users can speak with their Personal Voice when connecting with loved ones.

“At the end of the day, the most important thing is being able to communicate with friends and family,” said Philip Green, board member and ALS advocate at the Team Gleason nonprofit, who has experienced significant changes to his voice since receiving his ALS diagnosis in 2018. “If you can tell them you love them, in a voice that sounds like you, it makes all the difference in the world — and being able to create your synthetic voice on your iPhone in just 15 minutes is extraordinary.”

[sork_hn]

I wonder if I could use this to build a AI voice for my aging parents so I can hear their voices after they pass away?

[garblegarble]

You could also just record some conversations with them? I think hearing them actually speak about their experiences and memories would be much more impactful than hearing a simulation of them, no matter how accurate

[MagicMoonlight]

You can’t but that’s something that is doable in general. If you get enough decent audio of them you could do it.