Motor neuron diseases took their voices. AI is bringing them back.
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Summary
Miami-basedALS sufferer Jules Rodriguez lost his ability to speak threeyears ago after a tracheostomy ended his ability to breathe on his own.
AI company ElevenLabs has now created a voice clone based onold recordings, allowing him to communicate in a familiar voice once more.
Voice cloning technology is also helping UK MND Charity workerJoyce Esser, who was diagnosed with the condition last year and is delightedwith the results, despite finding them slightly impractical.
AI voice clones are still in their infancy, but they are provingto be an important tool for improving the communication skills of ALS andMND sufferers, with the ultimate goal of the technology being to give voice to1 million people.
The Scott-Morgan Foundation is also working with firms including D-ID onhyper-real avatars which could also help to communicate messages for thosewith MND in the future.