A technology company from Scotland, thanks to artificial intelligence, was able to return the voice to American journalist and radio host Jamie Dupre. Dupre lost his ability to speak due to a rare neurological disorder. He may be back on the air today.
Jamie Dupre is a Washington-based journalist and hosts the local radio station WSB Atlanta. In 2016, he began to lose his voice. He was diagnosed with dystonia of the muscles of the tongue. As a result of this disease, people lose control of their language, making it almost impossible for them to speak.
Dupre was forced to give up working on radio, but continued his career as a journalist. He has not worked on radio for two years, but this month he will return to the air with a new voice, which was generated using artificial intelligence. Cereproc helped him in this.
This company has been dealing with text since 2006. During its existence, she created voices for 250 people who have lost the ability to speak. In Dupre's case, the company processed his voice from a radio show in order to train the neural network in all the nuances and features of Dupre's voice.
The Cereproc product is installed on the client's computer, after which the client can print everything he wants to say, and the text will be spoken in a once lost voice.
It is noteworthy that the company works with people who have never been able to speak. They can get the vote they want to get. In addition, the company can revive the voice of deceased famous people.
Ernest Vasilevsky