Motor neurone disease (MND) left Sarah without a voice and the use of her hands at the age of 34. It was within months of her becoming a mum for the second time. As they were growing up, her children Aviva and Eric only ever heard her speak through a machine with an emotionless robotic voice. But 25 years on, artificial intelligence (AI) has recreated their mum's real voice from just eight seconds of audio on a scratchy VHS tape. Sarah spoke to the BBC with eye-gaze technology - which uses a camera to track her eyes as she looks at letters on a screen in front of her. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #MND #BBCNews
‘Motor neurone disease left me without a voice but AI gave it back’ | BBC News
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Motor neurone disease (MND) left Sarah without a voice and the use of her hands at the age of 34. It was within months of her becoming a mum for the second time. As they were growing up, her children Aviva and Eric only ever heard her speak through a machine with an emotionless robotic voice. But 25 years on, artificial intelligence (AI) has recreated their mum's real voice from just eight seconds of audio on a scratchy VHS tape. Sarah spoke to the BBC with eye-gaze technology - which uses a camera to track her eyes as she looks at letters on a screen in front of her. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #MND #BBCNews
