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ALS Took His Voice, So AI Rebuilt It from Pub Videos and Kitchen Clips
Key Takeaways
- Patrick Darling, diagnosed with ALS at 29, lost his ability to sing and speak naturally over the course of the disease
- AI voice cloning typically requires 10 minutes of clear audio, but Darling's clone was built from noisy pub videos and kitchen recordings
- The synthetic voice was so accurate that Darling said listeners would not be able to tell the difference from his original voice
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DT Editorial Team··2 min read·via technologyreview.com