This week on Gadget Lab, we are exploring a new technology – AI voice cloning services. These services allow users to input text and generate a robotic version of their own voices. The technology is seen by some as a way to make it easier for content creators to fix mistakes, read ads, or perform mundane tasks. Others, however, warn of the potential to weaponize these services, stealing identities, scamming people and creating malicious content disguised as a person’s voice.
We have asked Wired staff writer and podcast producer Boone Ashworth to give us insight into his experiments with voice cloning AI. In addition to his story you can check out some of the recent coverage of artificial intelligence.
Boone suggests the Arte Concert “Passengers” playlist on YouTube, Mike The New York Times Presents: The Legacy of J Dilla, a documentary on FX and Hulu, while Lauren recommends starting Succession – from the beginning – from HBO.
Boone Ashworth can be reached on Twitter @BooneAshworth, and Lauren Goode at @LaurenGoode with Michael Calore at @snackfight and Gadget Lab’s hotline @GadgetLab. Theme music for the podcast is provided by Solar Keys and the show is produced by Boone Ashworth.
Wired is a leading media and technology brand, delivering deep insight into the eventful, rapidly changing technological landscape. An enduring source for up-to-date news and innovation coverage, Wired is driven by the idea of fostering a sophisticated understanding of how technology shapes and changes our lives. Every month, it reaches millions of readers around the globe in print, as well as through digital, interactive, and mobile technologies. It’s website, wired.com, is updated periodically throughout the day to deliver breaking stories, reviews, and cutting-edge insights.
Boone Ashworth is an established tech journalist and podcast producer. He has reported on a variety of subjects ranging from the impact of AI on journalism to the latest developments in machine learning. Possessing both a deep historical knowledge and eye for detail, Boone reports with a clear and considered tone. He is also a vocal advocate of tech-driven solutions for environmental and social issues.
