Speech now streaming from brains in real-timeA new brain-computer interface enables rapid speech synthesis from thought in near real-time, aiding patients with paralysis and anarthria.
A year later, OpenAI still hasn't released its voice cloning tool | TechCrunchOpenAI's Voice Engine, an AI voice-cloning tool, remains in limited preview amid concerns of misuse and regulatory scrutiny.
HierSpeech++: All the Amazing Things It Could Do | HackerNoonHierSpeech++ achieves high-quality zero-shot speech synthesis with a structured framework and improved inference speed, using minimal datasets.The model shows potential for versatile applications, including voice cloning and emotion-controllable speech synthesis.
A Deeper Look at Speech Super-Resolution | HackerNoonSpeechSR improves speech super-resolution by upsampling from 16 kHz to 48 kHz with superior performance and efficiency over existing models.
A year later, OpenAI still hasn't released its voice cloning tool | TechCrunchOpenAI's Voice Engine, an AI voice-cloning tool, remains in limited preview amid concerns of misuse and regulatory scrutiny.
HierSpeech++: All the Amazing Things It Could Do | HackerNoonHierSpeech++ achieves high-quality zero-shot speech synthesis with a structured framework and improved inference speed, using minimal datasets.The model shows potential for versatile applications, including voice cloning and emotion-controllable speech synthesis.
A Deeper Look at Speech Super-Resolution | HackerNoonSpeechSR improves speech super-resolution by upsampling from 16 kHz to 48 kHz with superior performance and efficiency over existing models.
Voice AI unicorn ElevenLabs raises $250MElevenLabs raises $250M to enhance its AI voice technology, valued between $3B and $3.3B.
The 7 Objective Metrics We Conducted for the Reconstruction and Resynthesis Tasks | HackerNoonThe article explores advanced speech synthesis tasks using various metrics for evaluation, focusing on voice conversion and text-to-speech models.It details the experimentation and methodologies applied in evaluating speech synthesis quality.
Zero-shot Text-to-Speech: How Does the Performance of HierSpeech++ Fare With Other Baselines? | HackerNoonHierSpeech++ is a leading zero-shot text-to-speech model that excels in naturalness and overall performance.
HierSpeech++: How Does It Compare to Vall-E, Natural Speech 2, and StyleTTS2? | HackerNoonThe Hierspeech++ model outperforms existing models in naturalness and prompt similarity for zero-shot speech synthesis.The evaluation revealed important limitations in similarity with ground truth versus prompt-generated speech.
Zero-shot Voice Conversion: Comparing HierSpeech++ to Other Basemodels | HackerNoonHierSpeech++ demonstrates superior performance in voice style transfer compared to traditional models, significantly enhancing naturalness in speech synthesis.
The 7 Objective Metrics We Conducted for the Reconstruction and Resynthesis Tasks | HackerNoonThe article explores advanced speech synthesis tasks using various metrics for evaluation, focusing on voice conversion and text-to-speech models.It details the experimentation and methodologies applied in evaluating speech synthesis quality.
Zero-shot Text-to-Speech: How Does the Performance of HierSpeech++ Fare With Other Baselines? | HackerNoonHierSpeech++ is a leading zero-shot text-to-speech model that excels in naturalness and overall performance.
HierSpeech++: How Does It Compare to Vall-E, Natural Speech 2, and StyleTTS2? | HackerNoonThe Hierspeech++ model outperforms existing models in naturalness and prompt similarity for zero-shot speech synthesis.The evaluation revealed important limitations in similarity with ground truth versus prompt-generated speech.
Zero-shot Voice Conversion: Comparing HierSpeech++ to Other Basemodels | HackerNoonHierSpeech++ demonstrates superior performance in voice style transfer compared to traditional models, significantly enhancing naturalness in speech synthesis.
Conducting Ablation Studies to Verify the Effectiveness of Each Component in HierSpeech++ | HackerNoonHierSpeech++ leverages advanced architecture improvements for enhanced zero-shot voice synthesis and voice conversion capabilities.
How We Used the LibriTTS Dataset to Train the Hierarchical Speech Synthesizer | HackerNoonThe paper discusses training a hierarchical speech synthesizer using the LibriTTS dataset, emphasizing the importance of data diversity for robust voice style transfer.
The Limitations of HierSpeech++ and a Quick Fix | HackerNoonThe model enhances zero-shot speech synthesis but faces challenges with background noise and speech clarity.
Style Prompt Replication: A Simple Trick That Helped Us In Our Journey | HackerNoonStyle Prompt Replication (SPR) enables effective synthesis from short speech prompts, enhancing style transfer in speech generation.
Conducting Ablation Studies to Verify the Effectiveness of Each Component in HierSpeech++ | HackerNoonHierSpeech++ leverages advanced architecture improvements for enhanced zero-shot voice synthesis and voice conversion capabilities.
How We Used the LibriTTS Dataset to Train the Hierarchical Speech Synthesizer | HackerNoonThe paper discusses training a hierarchical speech synthesizer using the LibriTTS dataset, emphasizing the importance of data diversity for robust voice style transfer.
The Limitations of HierSpeech++ and a Quick Fix | HackerNoonThe model enhances zero-shot speech synthesis but faces challenges with background noise and speech clarity.
Style Prompt Replication: A Simple Trick That Helped Us In Our Journey | HackerNoonStyle Prompt Replication (SPR) enables effective synthesis from short speech prompts, enhancing style transfer in speech generation.
Zero-shot Text-to-Speech With Prompts of 1s, 3s 5s, and 10s | HackerNoonZero-shot TTS performance improves with longer prompts; 1s prompts are insufficient for effective synthesis.
Is a Chat with a Bot a Conversation?AI's advancement in speech synthesis raises questions about communication authenticity.
AI voice generators: What they can do and how they workAI voice generation is becoming indistinguishable from human voices, posing both business opportunities and ethical concerns.