AI goes to Hollywood: James Dean, Judy Garland, and other stars will read to you now – for free

ElevenLabs has many synthetic intelligence (AI) audio instruments, together with an AI voice-cloning device, an AI sound impact generator, and even a Reader app that permits you to take heed to textual content in your telephone. Now, only a week after launching, the Reader app is getting a giant replace.

On Tuesday, ElevenLabs introduced its Iconic Voices characteristic for the Reader app, which reads textual content content material in your telephones utilizing well-known voices equivalent to these from Judy Garland, James Dean, Burt Reynolds, and Sir Laurence Olivier.

The Reader app takes digital textual content in your telephone, together with e-books, PDFs, articles, and extra, and reads the content material out loud in a voice that fits your temper, as seen within the demo video beneath. Along with the starter voices, now you can decide from one of many Iconic Voices unique to the app:

“Judy Garland, James Dean, Burt Reynolds, and Sir Laurence Olivier are among the most celebrated actors in historical past. We deeply respect their legacy and are honored to have their voices as a part of our platform,” Dustin Clean, head of partnerships at ElevenLabs, mentioned in a press release. 

ElevenLabs recreated the late stars’ voices by partnering with their estates and heirs, who, based on the startup, are excited to see the celebs’ legacies dwell on. Extra voices can be added within the coming months. 

“By way of the spectacular new expertise provided by ElevenLabs, our household believes that this can convey new followers to Mama, and be thrilling to those that already cherish the unparalleled legacy that Mama gave and continues to present to the world,” Liza Minnelli, daughter of Judy Garland and consultant of the Garland Property, mentioned in a press release.

The Reader app is offered for iOS within the US, the UK, and Canada, and it is free to make use of for the primary three months. It’s only out there in English however will launch globally when it turns into out there in an anticipated 29 languages. If you’re an Android person fascinated with making an attempt the expertise, you’ll be able to be a part of the waitlist right here.