Spotify is rolling out a new AI feature mimicking the original voice of podcasters and translating them into additional languages for a more “authentic listening experience,” the company announced Monday in a blog post.
“A podcast episode originally recorded in English can now be available in other languages while keeping the speaker’s distinctive speech characteristics,” per Spotify’s blog.
Spotify is working with podcasters like Dax Shepard, Monica Padman, Lex Fridman, Bill Simmons and Steven Bartlett to produce voice translations for specific episodes in languages such as Spanish, French, and German.
Bill Simmons, founder of the Spotify-owned podcast network The Ringer, hinted in May that Spotify also planned to use AI trained on the voices of hosts to generate targeted ads for users.
There have been mounting concerns in the entertainment industry about the impact of AI being used to clone the voices of musicians, actors, and presenters without their consent or providing financial compensation.
Actor and comedian Stephen Fry also recently said that an AI had ingested his readings of the “Harry Potter” books and subsequently recreated his voice.
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Spotify is rolling out a new AI feature mimicking the original voice of podcasters and translating them into additional languages for a more “authentic listening experience,” the company announced Monday in a blog post.
“A podcast episode originally recorded in English can now be available in other languages while keeping the speaker’s distinctive speech characteristics,” per Spotify’s blog.
Spotify is working with podcasters like Dax Shepard, Monica Padman, Lex Fridman, Bill Simmons and Steven Bartlett to produce voice translations for specific episodes in languages such as Spanish, French, and German.
Bill Simmons, founder of the Spotify-owned podcast network The Ringer, hinted in May that Spotify also planned to use AI trained on the voices of hosts to generate targeted ads for users.
There have been mounting concerns in the entertainment industry about the impact of AI being used to clone the voices of musicians, actors, and presenters without their consent or providing financial compensation.
Actor and comedian Stephen Fry also recently said that an AI had ingested his readings of the “Harry Potter” books and subsequently recreated his voice.
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