Spotify to Use AI to Translate Podcasts into Other Languages

Spotify will use AI to replicate podcasters' voices and translate them into other languages. They worked with well-known podcasters like Dax Shepard and Lex Fridman on this.
The translated episodes will be available in Spanish, French, and German initially.
The AI voice technology comes from OpenAI and can create realistic synthetic voices from just seconds of speech.
Spotify shares were down about 2% on the news.
Spotify plans to expand the feature to more creators and languages in the future, starting with Trevor Noah's upcoming podcast.

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Posted 9/25/2023, 4:54:09 PM