Finding A Voice For Your AI Therapist
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In this episode of the AI Therapist, co-hosts Steve and Eri, along with their special guest, Quinn, Apple's newest gender-neutral text-to-speech vocal avatar, delve into questions around voice and how it shapes our perceptions of identity.  They explore how tone, pitch, and the perceived gender of a voice can influence our understanding of the speaker's character, even when that speaker is an artificial intelligence.  They also discuss how societal norms and expectations play into these perceptions, and contemplate the implications for the development and use of AI, particularly in areas such as therapy and personal assistance.  -- Notes: -Personality styles referred to in this episode:  Steve (⁠Enneagram Four⁠ / ⁠One-on-One, Sexual ⁠/ Five Wing) Eri (⁠Enneagram One⁠ / ⁠Social⁠ / ⁠Nine Wing⁠) Quinn (⁠Enneagram Seven⁠ / ⁠Social⁠ / ⁠Six Wing⁠) -⁠The Pragmatists or Attachment Triad: Enneagram Three, Six and Nine⁠ -This paper by Andreea Danielescu et al. was super-helpful in the creation of this episode: ⁠Creating Inclusive Voices for the 21st Century: A Non-Binary Text-to-Speech for Conversational Assistants⁠ 🙏🏼 -Eri's Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI) scoring: [⁠PDF⁠]
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