The technology can clone a person’s voice using only a 15-second audio clip of them speaking. But for now, OpenAI is only releasing its Voice Engine to select partners.
OpenAI couldn’t help itself: The company has developed voice-cloning technology that’s so good it’s bound to both impress and scare users. But for now, OpenAI is only releasing the system to select partners.
Called Voice Engine, the technology can clone your voice simply by listening to a 15-second clip of you talking. In addition, the replicated voice can convey emotion and the natural cadence of human speech, making the AI-generated dialog sound realistic.
OpenAI says that it first developed Voice Engine in late 2022 to power the text-to-speech capability for ChatGPT. But rather than release Voice Engine to the public, the company has essentially decided that society isn’t quite ready for it — at least not yet.
“We are taking a cautious and informed approach to a broader release due to the potential for synthetic voice misuse,” the company wrote in a blog post that showcases several examples of Voice Engine in action.
