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Jindřich Matoušek from the Faculty of Applied Sciences will present current trends in computer-based speech synthesis and demonstrate how these technologies are being used in everyday life. For example, they can help people at risk of losing their own voice, or make textbooks accessible to people with visual impairments.

The talk will also cover cultural projects, such as the reconstruction of Karel Gott’s voice for the Czech Radio project GOTT NAVŽDY. There will also be specific audio samples, allowing the audience to hear just how convincingly artificial intelligence can imitate the human voice today.

The lecture is part of the ‘Science Live’ series at the University Library, which presents current scientific topics through experts from the University of West Bohemia in Plzeň. The aim is to bring science to the general public in an accessible and engaging way and to show how research influences our everyday lives. The opportunity to hear the details of this research has also been included in this year’s programme of events for AI Days in Plzeň.

The next lecture will take place on 8 December at 5 pm and will present the archaeological research into the US Army’s 109th Evacuation Hospital in Borský Park, Plzeň, led by Pavel Vařeka and Tomáš Pancíř from the Faculty of Arts.