How Voice Cloning Might Affect the Future of Events

Event Tech Podcast

In this episode, Brandt and Will experiment "live" with the latest in voice cloning from ElevenLabs, and discuss the implications for the events industry. They explore how tools like ElevenLabs' voice cloning and AI-generated sound effects could revolutionize event production and multilingual accessibility. From instant voice cloning that mimics the hosts' voices to generating custom sound effects on the fly, the discussion highlights the incredible potential - and some concerns - surrounding these new technologies. They also touch on the importance of security measures, like establishing a family codeword, to protect against potential misuse of AI-generated voices.

Discussions Include:

• The power and accuracy of AI voice cloning with tools like ElevenLabs.
• Practical applications for event tech, including creating multilingual event content and custom sound effects.
• The potential impact of AI on jobs in the voiceover and sound design industries.
• Security concerns and the importance of family codewords to guard against AI voice spoofing.

Quotable Quotes:

• "This was terrible a year ago... now it's really pretty good because the only thing they're focusing on is the text-to-speech stuff." — Brandt Krueger
• "Imagine the future though, that I could put a voice filter over myself and completely change my voice too." — Will Curran
• "Professional voiceover actors should be a little nervous about this and you should start looking into your contracts." — Brandt Krueger
• "We could just change [our voices] over to Morgan Freeman it'll be awesome." — Will Curran