The company is sharing early demos and use cases from a small-scale preview of the text-to-speech model called Voice Engine.
SAN FRANCISCO – OpenAI is sharing early results from a test for a feature that can read words aloud in a convincing human voice – highlighting a new frontier for artificial intelligence and raising the spectre of deepfake risks.
“We recognise that generating speech that resembles people’s voices has serious risks, which are especially top of mind in an election year,” the company wrote in a blog post Friday. “We are engaging with US and international partners from across government, media, entertainment, education, civil society and beyond to ensure we are incorporating their feedback as we build.”
During a demonstration of the tool, Bloomberg listened to a clip of OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman briefly explaining the technology in a voice that sounded indistinguishable from his actual speech, but was entirely AI-generated. OpenAI’s custom speech model can also translate the audio it generates into different languages. That makes it useful for companies in the audio business, like Spotify Technology. Spotify has already used the technology in its own pilot program to translate the podcasts of popular hosts like Lex Fridman. OpenAI also touted other beneficial applications of the technology, such as creating a wider range of voices for educational content for children.
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