Music, voices and video
How AI makes speech, music and video, good and harmful uses, voice cloning, and the permission rule.
AI can make sounds as well as words and pictures. Let's listen in. A I doesn't just write and draw. It can also speak, make music, and create video. In fact, the voice you're hearing right now is an A I voice. A person wrote these words, and an A I turned them into speech.
What AI can make
Text to speech turns written words into a spoken voice, like this narrator. Some apps can make music, or even a whole song, from a short description. Voice cloning can copy a real person's voice, from a short recording. And some tools can make short video clips, from words.
New word: Voice cloning
Voice cloning means using A I to copy a real person's voice, so the copy can say anything. It can do wonderful things, like giving a voice back to someone who lost theirs through illness. But scammers can misuse it too.
Good uses, and harmful uses
Good uses include reading text aloud for people who struggle to read or see, making a jingle for your school event, and helping people who have lost their voice. Harmful uses include copying someone's voice without asking, fake songs that pretend to be by a real singer, and fake calls that trick people out of money. Here's the rule. Never copy a real person's voice, or face, without their permission. Their voice and their face belong to them. Even as a joke, a fake voice message can scare people, or get someone into trouble.
Try it safely
Here are some safe ways to try it. Use read aloud, to listen to your notes while you revise. Make a short song about your favourite subject, with a parent or teacher if you're under 13. And when you share anything made with A I, label it, made with A I.
Quick check
Quick check. Your friend asks you to clone your teacher's voice for a prank. What should you do? Say no. Copying someone's voice needs their permission, and a fake message could cause real trouble. Options: Say no. You need the teacher's permission.; Do it, because it's funny; Do it, but don't tell anyone; Send it to the whole class.
Recap
A I can make speech, music and video. Voice cloning copies a real person's voice. It's great for good uses, like reading aloud. But never copy a voice or a face without permission.
Key points
- AI can turn text into speech, make music from a description, copy voices and create short videos. The narrator of these lessons is an AI voice.
- Voice cloning copies a real person's voice. It can help people who lose their voice, but scammers misuse it.
- Good uses include reading aloud, jingles and helping people speak. Harmful uses include fake songs, fake calls and copying voices without asking.
- Never copy a real person's voice or face without their permission, and label anything made with AI.
Try it: OK, or not OK?
Decide whether each use of AI sound and video is OK.