Hearing my voice again totally blew my mind

About this episode

The episode discusses how AI technology is helping individuals with lost voices, featuring Yvonne Johnson's experience with motor neuron disease.

AI tech is giving people their lost voices back. We chat to Yvonne Johnson, who has motor neuron disease. She's lost much of her ability to speak. But artificial intelligence is helping Yvonne to be heard again, with her own voice. Also this week: we discuss AI and the price of memory chips with a big computer manufacturer. And video gaming is booming in Africa. Presenter: Shiona McCallum Producer: Tom Quinn (Image: A photo of Yvonne Johnson. She is smiling directly at the camera. Credit: Portrait Of A Voice.)

People in this episode

Hosts: Shiona McCallum, Tom Quinn

Guest: Yvonne Johnson

Topics covered

• AI technology
• voice restoration
• motor neuron disease
• video gaming
• memory chips

Keywords

• AI
• voice restoration
• motor neuron disease
• video gaming
• memory chips

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC World Service

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