Voice Synthesis
AI technology that generates realistic human speech from text, creating natural-sounding voices for applications from audiobook narration to accessibility tools and customer service.
Modern AI voice synthesis (text-to-speech) has become nearly indistinguishable from human speech. Companies like ElevenLabs, Play.ht, and Amazon Polly offer voice cloning from just a few seconds of sample audio. The global speech synthesis market is projected to reach $7.6 billion by 2028. Applications include audiobook narration (reducing production time from weeks to hours), personalized voice assistants, accessibility for visually impaired users, and multilingual content creation. However, the same technology enables voice deepfakes — AI-generated voice scams have cost individuals and businesses millions of dollars. Regulation of voice cloning is an emerging policy concern.
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