OpenAI Introduces Voice Cloning Tool, But Waits for Public Release

VOA Learning English • voa
April 10, 2024 ~6 min

Artificial intelligence takes Auto-Tune to a new level

More than just Auto-Tune on steroids, Diff-Pitcher corrects out-of-tune singing while maintaining the original vocal timbre and naturalness.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Jan. 30, 2024 ~4 min


Audio product recommendations may work better

In experiments, audio recommendations for products like brownies, blenders, and beer were more influential than textual ones.

Stanford • futurity
Jan. 24, 2023 ~7 min

Vocal communication evolved over 400M years ago

The evolutionary origin of vocal communication dates back more than 400 million years, says research on some unexpected species.

U. Zurich • futurity
Oct. 26, 2022 ~5 min

Vocal communication evolved over 400M years ago

The evolutionary origin of vocal communication dates back more than 400 million years, says research on some unexpected species.

U. Zurich • futurity
Oct. 26, 2022 ~5 min

Penguins adapt their voices to sound like their companions - new study

You can tell how close penguins are to each other by how similar their voices are.

Livio Favaro, Researcher in zoology, Università di Torino • conversation
Aug. 1, 2022 ~6 min

Horses and pigs can tell if you’re being positive or negative

"...our voices have a direct impact on the emotional state of animals, which is very interesting from an animal welfare perspective."

U. Copenhagen • futurity
June 17, 2022 ~8 min

Bird brains shed light on Parkinson’s voice issues

A specific gene commonly associated with Parkinson's may be behind vocal issues many people with the disease experience, researchers report.

Kyle Mittan-U. Arizona • futurity
May 9, 2022 ~6 min


Teen brains tune out mom’s voice more starting at 13

Hey moms: When your teens don't seem to hear you, it's not that they don't want to clean their room. It's just their brains tuning you out.

Erin Digitale-Stanford • futurity
April 29, 2022 ~9 min

How listening to real people's voices outside the lab gave my research new perspective

Most of my work takes place in the lab. But recently I became involved with an organisation which allows me to connect with the very people who could one day benefit from my research.

Nazia Mehrban, Assistant Professor (Lecturer), Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath • conversation
Dec. 29, 2021 ~7 min

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