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Woman refinds her voice with AI after illness left her unable to talk


While artificial intelligence (AI) voice cloning has caused concern, the use of OpenAI's new tech could help people affected by strokes and tumours.

Experts have warned that rapidly improving AI voice-cloning technology can amplify phone scams, disrupt democratic elections and violate the dignity of people - living or dead - who never consented to having their voice recreated to say things they never spoke. Mirza and Ali, who are married, caught the attention of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI because of their previous research project at Lifespan using the AI chatbot to simplify medical consent forms for patients. The tumour's location and severity coupled with the complexity of the 10-hour surgery damaged Bogan's control of her tongue muscles and vocal cords, impeding her ability to eat and talk, Svokos said.

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