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Ben Royce 馃嚭馃嚘
@benroyce@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
@maxleibman

i despise #AI

but i heard an #NPR segment about a woman with throat cancer

before her voicebox was removed, she recorded hours of her voice

instead of a stephen hawking robot voice, with AI working on her recordings, she can talk like she always did, preserving her sarcasm, her inflections, etc

#AI is like #crypto: promise

but like crypto, most of AI is taken over by #techBros who use it for vile purposes

but there is little good niches

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/07/22/nx-s1-5464154/oral-cancer-laryngectomy-glossectomy-ai-voice-text-to-speech

#disability

Health Reporting in the States
Cancer stole her voice. AI, curse words and children's books saved it
July 22, 20251:17 PM ET
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April Dembosky

Sonya Sotinsky sits at Crane Cove Park in San Francisco on March 25, 2025.
Sonya Sotinsky sits at Crane Cove Park in San Francisco on March 25. Sotinsky was diagnosed with Stage 4 tongue cancer and underwent surgery to remove her tongue, larynx and other structures. She then worked with researchers to create an AI-generated voice using past recordings of her speech.

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Health Reporting in the States Cancer stole her voice. AI, curse words and children's books saved it July 22, 20251:17 PM ET From KQED By April Dembosky Sonya Sotinsky sits at Crane Cove Park in San Francisco on March 25, 2025. Sonya Sotinsky sits at Crane Cove Park in San Francisco on March 25. Sotinsky was diagnosed with Stage 4 tongue cancer and underwent surgery to remove her tongue, larynx and other structures. She then worked with researchers to create an AI-generated voice using past recordings of her speech. Beth LaBerge/KQED
Health Reporting in the States Cancer stole her voice. AI, curse words and children's books saved it July 22, 20251:17 PM ET From KQED By April Dembosky Sonya Sotinsky sits at Crane Cove Park in San Francisco on March 25, 2025. Sonya Sotinsky sits at Crane Cove Park in San Francisco on March 25. Sotinsky was diagnosed with Stage 4 tongue cancer and underwent surgery to remove her tongue, larynx and other structures. She then worked with researchers to create an AI-generated voice using past recordings of her speech. Beth LaBerge/KQED
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