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When fake Steve Jobs and fake Joe Rogan made a podcast

When fake Steve Jobs and fake Joe Rogan made a podcast

It may be a marketing stunt, but this AI-created episode shows how far voice synthesis technology has come.

“Hello, freak bitches and welcome to the Bro Jogan experience,” says a voice that sounds very like superstar podcaster Joe Rogan. His guest, although never introduced formally, is a voice that sounds very like late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

This is audio “Uncanny Valley” that has been produced by Dubai-based voice synthesis company Play.ht to showcase their work.

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Theo Chapman
Theo ChapmanWeekend Fin editorTheo Chapman was the editor of Weekend Fin at The Australian Financial Review.

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