"Voicebox: The first generative AI model for speech" presents a groundbreaking approach to speech synthesis using generative AI models. The paper introduces Voicebox, a model capable of generating highly realistic and expressive synthetic speech. This research is significant as it pushes the boundaries of speech synthesis, opening up new possibilities for applications like virtual assistants, audiobooks, and more. The advancements made in this paper could greatly enhance human-computer interaction and accessibility technologies.

We will be talking about:

1. Introduction to Voicebox
2. Speech Synthesis
3. Model Architecture
4. Training Process
5. Performance and Evaluation
6. Use Cases and Applications

More details to be added soon..

Pytorch @ Meta

Mandar Deshpande

Paper Reading: Voicebox (Gen AI for speech)

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