Meet #Q, a #genderless voice project that wishes for a #genderNeutral voice to be implemented as an option in #voiceAssistant software such as #Siri, #Alexa and #GoogleAssistant as a more #nonBinary #inclusive option:
https://www.genderlessvoice.com/
Q is a product of close collaboration between Copenhagen Pride, Virtue, Equal AI, Koalition Interactive & thirtysoundsgood.
Tip of the hat to @benhamill@cybre.space for sharing it with me (https://cybre.space/@benhamill/103172427168637885). As some people (rightfully) hide boosts, I felt a post of my own would be more appropriate though.
As noted in my earlier reply to Ben's post, this voice sounds more natural than most of the other #TTS voices out there, and I would quite likely select it as my preferred voice option.
I hope they'll soon add a way to have it speak your own texts.
@FiXato @benhamill I wonder, can we have it?
@halcy
sadly, I bet they are hoping to be acquired by one of the big names, rather than putting it out there for everyone to use.
@benhamill@cybre.space
@FiXato @benhamill fair, but also :(
@FiXato @benhamill (also, god, I wonder if that's an effect of doing synthesis work but the vocoder rasp is impossible for me to not hear)