Spotify is going to clone podcasters’ voices —and translate them to other languages
by Amrita Khalid from The Verge - All Posts on (#6F1ST)
Image: Nick Barclay / The Verge What if podcasters could flip a switch and instantly speak another language? That's the premise behind Spotify's new AI-powered voice translation feature, which reproduces podcasts in other languages using the podcaster's own voice.
The company has partnered with a handful of podcasters to translate their English-language episodes into Spanish with its new tool, and it has plans to roll out French and German translations in the coming weeks. The initial batch of episodes will come from some big names, including Dax Shepard, Monica Padman, Lex Fridman, Bill Simmons, and Steven Bartlett. Spotify plans to expand the group to include The Rewatchables from The Ringer and its upcoming show from Trevor Noah.
Here's one of Spotify's translations...