Meta Launches Live Test of New ‘Audiobox’ AI Audio Generation Tools

After previewing its new Audiobox generative AI venture final month, which might replicate your voice utilizing simply seconds of pattern audio, Meta has now launched a publicly accessible demo of the method, which allows you to create customized audio samples primarily based by yourself voice and/or textual content prompts.

As defined by Meta:

“Audiobox is Meta’s new basis analysis mannequin for audio era. It might probably generate voices and sound results utilizing a mix of voice inputs and pure language textual content prompts – making it straightforward to create customized audio for a variety of use circumstances.”

And it’s fairly good, although additionally fairly freaky.

First off, the Audiobox demo offers entry to a spread of components, together with voice descriptions, sound impact era, audio modifying, and extra.

The primary pattern use case is customized audio era primarily based on textual content prompts

As you possibly can see on this instance, Meta has supplied a couple of primary Audiobox check components, together with a text-to-speech course of that allows you to generate customized audio primarily based on any textual content enter.

There are solely two system voices to make use of within the demo, “Alice” or “Emily”, nevertheless it provides you an thought of what the method can do, when it comes to translating customized textual content into different audio streams.

You may also add customized sounds to your pattern, once more primarily based on textual content prompts.

However the freaky half is the choice to generate your individual voice:

It undoubtedly gave the impression of me, and I undoubtedly didn’t prefer it. This, after all, may find yourself being a major concern, when it comes to potential misuse, and Meta does make you conform to a spread of phrases and circumstances of use earlier than making an attempt it.

Nevertheless it’s fairly good, fairly correct. Uncomfortably so.

It’s the most recent in Meta’s rising slate of generative AI instruments, that are set to see various use circumstances in its apps over the following 12 months. And whereas Meta’s nonetheless constructing in safety parameters, it’s a concern that it’s making such instruments extra broadly accessible, even with the varied phrases of service circumstances hooked up.

I’m unsure the world is prepared for it, in all honesty, and with varied elections developing, I can think about a variety of points arising from potential misuse.

However AI improvement is transferring quick, and Meta desires to maintain up.

If you wish to see how good it’s at replicating your voice, you possibly can try it out for your self right here. Name your associate and play the snippet down the road, see if they will decide that it’s not truly you.