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ALS Took His Voice, So AI Rebuilt It from Pub Videos and Kitchen Clips
Patrick Darling lost his ability to speak and sing to ALS. Using AI trained on noisy pub recordings and kitchen videos, he created a voice clone so accurate that audiences could not tell the difference.
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
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DT Editorial Team··2 min read·via technologyreview.com