Webinar: What can curated pronunciation data do for text-to-speech models?
Do you want to learn more about AI voice generation?
On 18th July 2024, Oxford Languages and WellSaid hosted a virtual webinar about how human-curated language data can support innovative text-to-speech advancements by helping to tackle the complexities of AI voice generation and give content creators more control over their voiceover preferences.
Although the webinar has now passed, you still have the opportunity to watch the recording. Simply register your details and hear our panel explore:
- WellSaid’s pioneering AI voice generation
- Oxford Languages’ human-curated pronunciation data
- Linguistic challenges in text-to-speech
- Novel respelling systems
Rhyan Johnson
— Machine Learning Product Manager and Staff Data Engineer at WellSaid
Rhyan Johnson is Machine Learning Product Manager and Staff Data Engineer at WellSaid, developing AI text-to-speech services and features used by companies spanning the tech ecosystem. Previously, Rhyan worked as a Software Development Engineer at Amazon, enhancing conversational interactions with Alexa and at The MITRE Corporation, advancing aviation and air traffic control safety in partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. She also co-founded Freely Collective, a venture offering art and design services to help combat human trafficking.
Dr Catherine Sangster
— Oxford Languages Executive Editor: Pronunciations
Dr Catherine Sangster is Executive Editor: Pronunciations at Oxford Languages. Before moving into lexicography, she headed the BBC Pronunciation Unit, and completed a D.Phil. in Sociophonetics.
Dr Holly Dann (Moderator)
— Oxford Languages Editor: Pronunciations
Holly Dann has been working as a pronunciation lexicographer with Oxford Languages since 2022. Before coming to Oxford Languages, she completed a PhD in sociophonetics at the University of Sheffield, and worked as a postdoctoral Research Associate on the Manchester Voices project.
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