Meta AI is Meta’s research lab on artificial intelligence. The company has introduced a new feature that allows users to create realistic voices for celebrities. The feature leverages Meta’s AI models, trained on such vast amounts of data that they would learn how to mimic different celebrity voices.
Still in development, Meta has also created a demo video that further delves into its capabilities. In the demo video, Meta AI’s models are proven to generate voices that sound remarkably like those of celebrities such as Nicolas Cage and Barack Obama.
How Does It Work?
Meta AI introduces text-to-speech synthesis; the technique involves feeding an AI model with a text prompt. It then generates an audio clip corresponding to the input text. Different celebrity voices can be generated by adjusting the parameters of the AI model.
Potential Applications
Indeed, Meta AI’s latest feature has many applications. It would certainly be very helpful in the production of a lifelike audiobook or podcast. It would be useful in the creation of new forms of entertainment, like interactive storytelling experiences.
Ethical Concerns
However, the new feature offered by Meta AI also raises concerns over ethics. For example, it could be used to create deepfakes—those quite realistic-looking but fake videos or audio clips. Deepfakes may be used to spread misinformation or to injure individuals.
Meta’s Response
Meta is aware of the ethical implications of the new feature. The company has made moves to declare that it is indeed committed to developing AI responsibly. Moreover, Meta has said that it has ways of curbing its technology from being misused.
It is one of the great developments by Meta AI that complements its research for new technological revolutions in content generation and consumption. It may seem promising at first, but ethical considerations are involved with this technology.
