Some people struggle with or physically can't read text on a screen. Others might want their computer to read something to them aloud while they do something else. There are plenty of reasons to use a ...

Not so long ago, generative AI could only communicate with human users via text. Now it's increasingly being given the power of speech -- and this ability is improving by the day. On Thursday, AI ...

There are several AI tools available that can generate humanlike speech. Some AI voices can whisper, laugh, and perform other expressive feats. TTS tools vary in terms of level of realism and their ...

Today, we are one step closer to the immortal celebrity future we have long been promised (since April). Meta has unveiled Voicebox, its generative text-to-speech model that promises to do for the ...

Students using the Moodle learning platform can now listen to learning content in more than 50 languages, thanks to a new integration with digital voice and text-to-speech tool ReadSpeaker.

ElevenLabs, an AI startup that just raised a $180 million mega-funding round, has been primarily known for its audio-generation prowess. The company took a step in another technological direction by ...

Calibre has just issued a huge update to its ebook management software. The headline feature is Full text search, Calibre can now optionally index all the books in your library so you can search your ...

Microsoft's road to total AI domination continues with an interesting looking open-source project called VibeVoice. This text-to-speech model can generate conversational audio with multiple speakers, ...

Typing isn't easy or even possible for everyone, which is why many prefer to simply talk. Speech-to-text software, also sometimes called dictation software, can help ...