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Music & audio AI-assisted

Rep. Jennifer Wexton's voice

A congresswoman who lost her speech to a neurological disease addressed the House of Representatives in a clone of her own voice, built from recordings made before her diagnosis.

By
Jennifer Wexton & ElevenLabs
Year
2024
Country
United States
Category
Music & audio
Purpose
Public utility & accessibility, Activism & causes
Degree of AI
AI-assisted
Tools
ElevenLabs voice clone

Where the human came in

Wexton's office supplied more than an hour of her old speeches, she approved the model and wrote the words; the clone only reads them.

Why it is not slop

Voice cloning as accessibility, used by the person whose voice it is, in the most public room in the country.

Seed entry: written from public sources and awaiting editorial review.

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