Kyle Orland, Senior Gaming Editor at Ars Technica, explores the rise of generative AI, while Sarah A Bell, an Associate Professor and author, digs into the cultural history of talking machines. They discuss the recent advancements in AI voice technology, particularly OpenAI's ChatGPT-4. The conversation highlights emotional connections formed through synthesized voices and the societal implications of their evolution. They also tackle ethical concerns, gender representation in AI voices, and the challenges of making AI genuinely express human emotions, like laughter.
