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🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦 @fastfinge@interfree.ca
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The State of Modern AI Text To Speech Systems for Screen Reader Users: The past year has seen an explosion in new text to speech engines based on neural networks, large language models, and machine learning. But has any of this advancement offered anything to those using screen readers? stuff.interfree.ca/2026/01/05/ai-tts-for-screenreaders.html
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🏳️‍⚧️PepperTheVixen🇵🇸 @PepperTheVixen@meow.social
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@fastfinge I've started using eSpeak-ng. It's grating, but I can crank the speed up way higher than any other TTS I've ever used, especially the fancy AI shit that simulates breath draws and lip movement
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Devin Prater ​:blind:​ @pixelate@tweesecake.social
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@PepperTheVixen @fastfinge Lol just imagining an AI voice with lip smacking noises.
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🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦 @fastfinge@interfree.ca
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@pixelate @PepperTheVixen If you give chatterbox-tts an ASMR recording to clone, you can absolutely get it to make lip smacking noises.
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Devin Prater ​:blind:​ @pixelate@tweesecake.social
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@fastfinge @PepperTheVixen Oh my goodness. Or even better, an AI voice chewing gum.
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🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦 @fastfinge@interfree.ca
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@pixelate @PepperTheVixen If you have a sample of someone talking while chewing gum, you can absolutely make that happen.
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