AI BriefingElevenLabs Creates Impact Through Assistive Technology Innovation
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ElevenLabs partners with Smartbox to integrate natural AI voices into assistive technology devices, helping patients regain their own voice.
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Around 97 million people worldwide rely on assistive and augmentative communication (AAC) technology to communicate, but existing solutions have generally had the limitation of providing mechanical, monotonous voices that make it difficult to express the user's individuality.
ElevenLabs has partnered with Smartbox, a developer of assistive technology tools, to directly integrate its advanced voice AI technology into the Grid 3 and Grid for iPad software. This allows users to use more natural and expressive voices.
In particular, this collaboration provides an innovative experience for patients with MND/ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). Users can clone their own voice (Voice Clone) using past recordings or home videos, allowing them to communicate while retaining their unique voice identity from before the disease progressed.
The purpose of this technological innovation goes beyond simply providing a voice—it aims to help users connect with the world through a voice that reflects their personality and identity.
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