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OpenAI previews new tool that can read text and mimic voices

The software only needs a 15 second audio clip of a person speaking to recreate their voice convincingly

OpenAI decided against a wider rollout of the feature, which it briefed reporters on earlier this month. Picture: Bloomberg

OpenAI is sharing early results from a test for a feature that can read words aloud in a convincing human voice — highlighting a new frontier for artificial intelligence and raising the spectre of deepfake risks.

The company is sharing early demos and use cases from a small-scale preview of the text-to-speech model, called Voice Engine, which it has shared with about ten developers so far, a spokesperson said.

OpenAI decided against a wider rollout of the feature, which it briefed reporters on earlier this ...