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Re:Launch HN: Play.ht (YC W23) – Generate and clone voices f... by salad-tycoon on Monday March 27, 2023 @01:37PM (#35329713)
What are some of the differences? Besides the glaringly obvious text vs audio. I mean prior to telegraphs if I got a letter from my sweet heart with a lock of hair or something and a request for funds I’d probably believe it, especially if it took days or weeks to communicate back and forth?
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Re:Launch HN: Play.ht (YC W23) – Generate and clone voices f... by burkaman on Monday March 27, 2023 @01:48PM (#35329876)
Impersonating a letter is similar to having an impressionist record an impersonation of someone's voice. It's difficult, very imperfect, and not very scalable.

The analogy for this technology would be a robot that can perfectly imitate someone's handwriting and vocabulary using one letter as a reference.

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