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Text-to-Speech (TTS)

AI technology that converts written text into natural-sounding spoken audio.

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Definition

Text-to-speech systems convert text into human-like speech using AI.

Modern TTS Features: - Natural prosody and intonation - Multiple voices and languages - Emotional expression - Voice cloning capability

  • **Leading TTS Systems:**
  • ElevenLabs: High-quality, voice cloning
  • OpenAI TTS: Simple API
  • Google Cloud TTS: Many languages
  • Amazon Polly: AWS integration
  • Coqui: Open source

Use Cases: - Audiobook generation - Video narration - Accessibility - Virtual assistants - Content creation

Voice Cloning: - Clone voice from samples - Ethical considerations - Requires consent for real people

Examples

ElevenLabs generating podcast narration from a script.

Related Terms

Multimodal AI

AI systems that can process and understand multiple types of data like text, images, and audio.

Whisper

OpenAI's speech recognition model trained on 680,000 hours of audio.

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