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Still, for the most part, the results are usually wallowing in the uncanny valley.

Perfectly exhibiting subtle nuances in our speech is complicated, no matter how fantastical your underlying tech is.

Diagram of the VALL-E speech synthesizer

VALL-E

Without strict guidelines and control, the probability of nefarious impersonations grows stronger with each iteration of voice synthesis.

Treading carefully

Again, Microsoft is no stranger to the possibilities of AI.

Maybe Cortana could even make a more talkative comeback; who knows?

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