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Re:Show HN: Hacker News in Slow Italian - AI-generated podca... by squarefoot on Thursday May 25, 2023 @07:24PM (#36077744)
I'm a few minutes into it and it seems really well done, save for a few quirks, mostly pauses between words and misplaced accents. Curiously, some English words were spoken in perfect English, while others sounded like coming from someone not aware of the pronunciation differences with respect to Italian. Some compression artifacts can however be heard, especially when using headphones.

btw: not sure what slow means; to me the talking speed sounds quite normal.

Re:Show HN: Hacker News in Slow Italian - AI-generated podca... by lakySK on Thursday May 25, 2023 @07:29PM (#36077798)
Thanks! This was by far the best Italian voice I've found, but definitely not perfect...

The "slow" refers to the genre of podcasts like News in Slow Italian. Mostly using simple language and slow speed. I've set the speed to 85%, might need to dial it down even slower it seems :)