About an AI voice content tool and whether AI speech handles prosody.
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Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About an AI voice content tool and whether AI speech handles prosody.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
As with seemingly all AI these days - it seems to fail with prosody and simply speaks the very next word with zero regard to the nuance or cadence that author intended, or an understanding of any the words being spoken.
When AI achieves the ability to deliver some of Shakespeare’s greatest soliloquies or monologues, then I’ll pay attention.