AI voice generators have evolved far beyond the robotic monotones of early text-to-speech systems. In 2025, these platforms can now produce highly realistic, natural-sounding voices that are nearly ...

Personalized news app Artifact, developed by Instagram’s founders, is adding another new AI-powered feature today. The company is launching an AI-powered text-to-speech feature in partnership with ...

Having machines turn text into speech is nothing new. Professor Stephen Hawking communicated with a computerized voice for many years, and by now, we're used to our GPS devices or smart speakers ...

Instagram was clearly trying to court TikTok users when it launched its short-form video format called Reels. Now, it has introduced two features already widely popular on TikTok, perhaps in hopes ...

Voice-generation technology enables machines to synthesize human-like speech—text-to-speech (TTS)—revolutionizing digital communication by fostering more inclusive and accessible experiences. What ...

Like Siri, there’s a real person behind the text-to-speech voice. If you're one of the 1 billion users who've been on TikTok, you've probably encountered one of the social media platform's numerous ...

A Russian robotics company has issued an unusual offer. The company is willing to pay someone $200,000 to use their face and voice for a human-like robot. According to a press release, Promobot has ...

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TikTok’s text-to-speech voice isn’t a robot — this woman claims it’s her. Kat Callaghan, an Ontario-based radio host on the local station 91.5 FM “The Beat,” revealed that she’s the voice behind the ...

ScotRail is set to replace a controversial AI voice on trains, after criticism from a professional voiceover artist. Gayanne Potter's Scottish accent was used to teach station announcer "Iona", but ...