These Deepfake Voices Can Help Trans Gamers

Photograph: reklamlar / Getty Images. Article by Tom Simonite. Wired – September 21, 2021.

Players of online games can be harassed when their voices don’t match their gender identity. New AI-fueled software may help.

Fred, a trans man, clicked his mouse, and his tenorful tones suddenly sank deeper. He’d switched on voice-changing algorithms that provided what sounded like an instant vocal cord transplant. “This one is ‘Seth,’” he said, of a persona he was testing on a Zoom call with a reporter. Then, he switched to speak as “Joe,” whose voice was more nasal and upbeat. […]

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