AI Technology Gives a Woman Back Her Voice After 25 Years
The “BBC” did a story on a woman with ALS named Sarah Ezekiel, who lost the ability to speak at age 34. But thanks to A.I., she just got her voice back 25 years later. A company called Smartbox was able to pull audio from an old VHS tape and clone her voice.
Sarah was diagnosed with MND in April 2000, just months before her second child, Eric, was born. “After Eric was born, my symptoms progressed rapidly and soon I was unable to use my hands, my marriage collapsed, and I needed care for myself and children.” “I lived in an offline wilderness until I got my first assisted technology, and that is when my life started again.”
Using eye-gaze technology in 2010 helped her connect with the world again, and she rediscovered her passion for art through it two years later.
Sarah was diagnosed with MND in April 2000, just months before her second child, Eric, was born. “After Eric was born, my symptoms progressed rapidly and soon I was unable to use my hands, my marriage collapsed, and I needed care for myself and children.” “I lived in an offline wilderness until I got my first assisted technology, and that is when my life started again.”
Using eye-gaze technology in 2010 helped her connect with the world again, and she rediscovered her passion for art through it two years later.