synthetic speech

American  

[sin-thet-ik speech] / sɪnˈθɛt ɪk ˈspitʃ /

noun

Digital Technology.

1. computer-generated audio output that resembles human speech, such as the audio generated by screen readers and other text-to-speech software, by virtual assistants and GPS apps, and by assistive technologies that create synthetic speech to vocalize for people with certain disabilities or serious speech impairment.

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synthetic speech Scientific  

1. Speech that is produced by an electronic synthesizer activated by a keyboard. People who are incapable of speech can communicate by means of synthetic speech.

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Etymology

Origin of synthetic speech

First recorded in 1915–20 (for speech not generated by the vocal cords, as historically by a bellows-operated machine)

Example Sentences

This capability could be leveraged to build artificial prosthetics or brain-machine interfaces capable of producing synthetic speech, which could benefit a range of patients.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

Advanced A.I. systems known as “text-to-speech models” — because they convert text to natural-sounding synthetic speech — are just beginning to streamline this process.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2023

Large language models work in a similar way: processing the archaeological strata of digital text into synthetic speech to fill our low-attention voids.

From The Verge • Nov. 1, 2021

Though there are lots of “if”s here and neural data is very noisy and hard to decode, studies have shown that synthetic speech can be generated from brain recordings.

From Slate • May 28, 2021

MIT also worked with voice conversion technology specialist Respeecher to produce synthetic speech.

From Fox News • Jul. 21, 2020