UseAI glossary
TTS
"Text-to-Speech": turning text into natural-sounding voice. Recent models can clone a voice timbre with just a few seconds of audio.
In other words
An instant voice-over tool that reads any text with the voice you choose.
Alyriaz articles that mention it
- GPT-Live: voice without the text detour
OpenAI has launched GPT-Live, a native voice model announced with under 300 milliseconds of latency. We explain why removing the text step changes the nature of conversation, and what it raises.
- AI and disability: the field where it changes the most lives, and the one we talk about least.
For people with disabilities, AI is not a matter of comfort but often a matter of access. We take a look at the uses that genuinely make a difference, and the limitations that need to be honestly acknowledged.
- AI voice cloning: the new wave of fraud exploding in 2026
While video deepfakes monopolise attention, a more insidious threat is taking hold: AI voice cloning. Three seconds of recording is enough. And the financial damage is already massive. Here is the precise state of a fraud that now affects isolated seniors and finance directors of listed companies alike.
- The AI startups quietly outperforming while the giants collapse
In our article on the great AI failures, we showed how Sora, the Humane Pin, Microsoft Designer and Apple Siri crashed and burned in 2026. At the other end of the scale, some startups are posting growth curves never seen before in the history of software. Here is who is really winning, and why.
- Spotify DJ Maïa: your new AI radio presenter finally speaks English
On 7 May 2026, Spotify rolled out DJ Maïa in France. An AI radio host that picks your tracks, comments on your tastes in French, and is used by almost a third of Premium subscribers worldwide. How it works, what it changes, and why it is probably the most widely used consumer AI of the moment.