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Text-to-Speech Basics: What Is TTS and Who Uses It?

CourseArc

A Guest Post by ReadSpeaker The Internet of Voice has arrived, and it’s changing the way we interact with our devices. Call it the age of conversational computing—and the computer’s end of these conversations comes courtesy of a digital technology called text to speech, or TTS for short.

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Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Learning

eFront

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 1/16/2011 Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Learning Open source software can be used as we wish, without long-term commitments and with a community of professionals that extend and support them.

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Top eBook to Audiobook Converters

Kitaboo

For all we know, audiobooks may very well reignite the love for books that seems to have dwindled in these times of social media. The most important among these are the design and flow of the content, voice clarity, quality, and speed controls. Voice quality – A monotonous voice can fall flat on your ears.

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Seven Things I Learned This Year

Tony Karrer

Joel Harband wrote a series of articles for my blog on Text-to-Speech in eLearning. Text-to-Speech Examples Text-to-Speech Costs – Licensing and Pricing But what I learned from this was that it was a fantastic way to learn about a topic where I was interested but didn’t have the time to spend researching it.

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Chatbots vs. conversational AI: what are the differences?

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For example, when I tell my voice assistant to “show me the best route home,” it knows what I mean and responds right away. Chatbots also play a crucial role in delivering consistent customer service across multiple channels like social media, websites, and mobile apps.

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What is conversational AI IVR?

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Have you ever called a customer service number and been greeted by a voice that seemed almost human, yet you knew it was a machine? It stands for Interactive Voice Response powered by artificial intelligence, designed to make your experience smooth and quick. That’s conversational AI IVR at work.

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The best autonomous AI agents in 2024

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Personalized experiences Ever wonder why your social media feeds seem to know exactly what you like? Beyond social media, AI assistants on e-commerce sites use similar technology to suggest products you might like based on your browsing and buying history. Curious to hear it for yourself?