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Synthetic voices, as unique as fingerprints

Rupal Patel · TED

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About

Many of those with severe speech disorders use a computerized device to communicate. Yet they choose between only a few voice options. That's why Stephen Hawking has an American accent, and why many people end up with the same voice, often to incongruous effect. Speech scientist Rupal Patel wanted to do something about this, and in this wonderful talk she shares her work to engineer unique voices for the voiceless.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDWomen 2013
Speaker
Rupal Patel
Year
2013
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering, Society and politics, Music
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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