VO-BB - 19 YEARS OLD!

[Bruce]

Here's a recent story with audio attached about voice simulation technology as it stands today with one company.

http://www.npr.org/2017/05/05/527013820/new-software-can-mimic-anyones-voice

First, it's not near believable yet. Second, the only reason to spend money on it now is to mimic famous voices for giggles. There's still waaaayyyy too much work to be done to create a professional and versatile voice talent who can just look at copy and quickly judge how it should be read.


HOWEVER, what's with all this business of turning human work into robot work? What will we do when most mental and manual labor is taken over by machines? So far, with some notable exceptions, enough jobs in newer technology have been created to absorb displaced workers, but the trajectory sure seems on a path to create massive unemployment.

Are they taking over (he says with a wry smile)?


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I'm not a Zoo, but over the years I've played one on radio/TV. .

[Mike Harrison]

Good luck to those corporations who claim to understand the need for solid employee training, yet will instead choose this digital cud (already been chewed and digested but brought up again for a second go) rather than human professionals, because they mistakenly judge the success of their training solely on how much is thrown at the learner rather than how much the learner remembers and is later able to apply (the direct result of being engaged).

I challenge any corporate HR or training manager to attempt reading their young children bedtime stories with the same lifeless droning as is feebly manufactured by algorithms. I'd bet they won't get past page one without strong protest from the kids.

All this... to save some money. They'll certainly get what they pay for... but nothing in the way of measurable positive results.
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Male Voice Over Talent
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[Bish]

[Mike Harrison]