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Gemini 3.8 text-to-speech

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  1. simonw · · focus · HN ↗
    > Voice replication: Recreate consistent vocal profiles from just a 30-second audio sample of your voice or a voice you have the rights to use, backed by built-in consent verification, SynthID watermarking, and C2PA credentials to protect both developers and their vocal talent.

    I guess voice cloning is widely enough available now from other providers that Google are no longer hesitant to ship it.

    1. miltonlost · · focus · HN ↗

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      1. imjonse · · focus · HN ↗
        voice cloning is a tool, it is not necessarily evil, even though the scenarios it can be used for nefarious purposes outnumber the legitimate ones.
        1. bakies · · focus · HN ↗
          is the legit ones just like... putting carrie fisher in star wars?
          1. gegtik · · focus · HN ↗
            usually people bring up anyone who is losing physical control of their voice faculties, so they can have a synthetic voice that matches their natural voice
            1. jolan · · focus · HN ↗
              As an example of this, Sarah Langs uses a synthesized voice due to the progression of her ALS symptoms.

              <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Sarah_Langs" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Sarah_Langs

              1. simonw · · focus · HN ↗
                The iPhone has a built in voice cloner hidden in the accessibility settings for exactly this use-case: creating a backup of your voice in case you need it in the future.
                1. [deleted] · · focus · HN ↗

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