Season Two Research Files
Episode Twenty-three
6:00am-7:00am
VOICE GENERATOR
In 2001, AT&T Labs put on the commercial market a computer-speech system that can recreate any voice. Called "Natural Voices," the program first utilizes a text-to-speech engine that turns written words into natural-sounding speech. The second step includes a library of voices and the ability to custom-develop a voice. This product was the first in a line of speech products that includes those that will run on cellphones and other devices. The company's customers include businesses that operate call centers, application service providers that create voice portals, and resellers that offer speech services. AT&T is adding more languages and voices to improve on its applications.
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