generative AI Woman banned from assistive AI app after teaching it to say "arse" Thom Dunn

experimental music Making music out of human speech Gareth Branwyn

Audio Listen to the evolution of speech synthesizers from 1939-1985 Andrea James

amazon Samuel L. Jackson to be the first Amazon Alexa celebrity voice Rusty Blazenhoff

mexico Listen to (what's most likely) the only recording of Frida Kahlo's voice Rusty Blazenhoff

Kids Learn how to break a glass with your voice Andrea James

picks Report: Google to introduce Amazon Echo competitor device called 'Google Home' Xeni Jardin

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History In 1977, a voice claiming to be an alien took over British TV for four minutes Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Light Flip is a minimalist phone without the dumb Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Microsoft Office is just $28, but only through July 26 Boing Boing's Shop

wiretap LG monitors install spyware; LG TVs make wiretapping your problem Jason Weisberger

Science Your brain can track two voices at the same time Ellsworth Toohey

Technology The sci-fi machines that talk, but only about one thing Ellsworth Toohey

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Technology Meta patented a wearable that listens all day to guess your feelings Ellsworth Toohey

comedy ChatGPT failures make for truly hilarious content Jennifer Sandlin