🎙️ ElevenLabs Adds AI Dead Celebrity Voices

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• 🎙️ ElevenLabs Adds AI Dead Celebrity Voices

• 🎨 Figma Disables AI Design Feature for Copying Apple

• 🎙️ AI Voice Company Unveils Natural Performance Technology

🎙️ ElevenLabs Adds AI Dead Celebrity Voices

AI Box: ElevenLabs has launched a Reader app featuring AI-generated voices of late Hollywood celebrities like Judy Garland and James Dean, aiming to revolutionize how we experience digital text.

The details:

• ElevenLabs partnered with CMG Worldwide to recreate and launch iconic voices, expanding its library to include AI narrations by Judy Garland, James Dean, Burt Reynolds, and Sir Laurence Olivier.

• The Reader app converts any text file or web link into AI-narrated audio with customizable voices and accents, enhancing user experience.

• Safety measures include restricting celebrity voice usage to the Reader app and implementing automated and human moderation to prevent misuse.

Why it matters: By combining nostalgia with cutting-edge technology, ElevenLabs offers a unique way for fans to reconnect with legendary voices, while addressing potential abuse concerns in the growing field of AI voice cloning.

🎨 Figma Kills AI Design Feature for Copying Apple Weather App

AI Box: Figma CEO Dylan Field has announced a temporary suspension of the "Make Design" AI feature after accusations of it replicating Apple’s Weather app designs.

The details:

• Accusations and Denials: Andy Allen, founder of NotBoring Software, accused Figma of training the AI on existing app designs, which Field denies.

• Feature Overview: The "Make Design" feature generates UI layouts from text prompts, aiming to speed up the design process.

• Quality Assurance Issues: Field admitted to overlooking QA processes in the rush to launch new features, leading to this issue.

Why it matters: This incident underscores the importance of thorough quality assurance in AI development to maintain trust and avoid legal troubles, especially in a competitive market.

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🧪 Altrove’s AI Models Creates New Materials from Elements

AI Box: French startup Altrove is accelerating the pace of new materials development using AI, raising €3.7 million to boost their innovative approach.

The details:

• Altrove is tackling the slow pace of R&D in new materials by using AI to predict potential new materials and create recipes for them.

• The company focuses on inorganic materials, particularly rare earth elements, and aims to reduce dependency on Chinese supply chains.

• Altrove's proprietary characterization technology and plans for an automated lab enable faster testing and iteration of new materials.

Why it matters: Altrove’s approach could significantly speed up the development of new materials, offering a competitive edge and reducing reliance on volatile supply chains.

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