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Clubhouse , the once - popular live sound recording app , announced today that users can now text their friends and they ’ll hear those texts in the transmitter ’s custom voice .
In a bid to ride out relevant amid substance abuser drop - off , Clubhouse debuted radical voice chats where member can send asynchronous voice message to each other , and they would appear in a format like Instagram Stories .
With today ’s promulgation , the company is acknowledging that you might not be in a billet to send voice messages to each other . So you could coach your custom vocalization , send texts , and your friends would get wind the message in the recreated articulation . The app shows an indicator to your friends when the AI vocalisation is reading out a message .
Ina web log post , the company say that this feature still retains the feeling of being in a existent - clock time confabulation with a protagonist .
“ opine you text a friend , but on the other close they pick up your words as if you actually said them . Your customs voice makes spill the beans and typing or reading and listen all feel unlined so you never lose that touch of being in a hot conversation , ” the companionship said .
Clubhouse claims that its AI is able to renovate your vocalization close to the archetype even when you train it by read just a few phrase . The company said the AI ca n’t revive your laughter well ( so possibly do n’t typecast hahaha ? ) .
The company can alsogenerate a voiceon its own if you are not comfortable recording your articulation . The startup did n’t specify any item , but it would be likely a school text - to - words model .
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Currently , this characteristic is only useable in the US at the moment .
The app ’s usage has dwindle away in the last few years . It last raise a round ata reportedly $ 4 billion valuation . In the last few years , it has hadseverallayoffs . But last yr , the troupe claimed to havea few years of runway forget . Now it ’s experiment with AI - powered feature to make conversation between booster easier , hoping that the user would stick around .
App analytics firm Sensor Tower said that Clubhouse had a great 2021 with 35 million downloads . But with masses going out more and the cosmos of alternative live - audio frequency experience like Twitter Spaces , the Clubhouse app was download only 3 million time last class . Sensor Tower add that the audio - focused internet ’s monthly dynamic users in January 2024 have dipped by 93 % as compared to its peak in June 2021 .
Notably , last year , Apple free a feature article hollo Personal Voice , which createsa voice that vocalize like you . This is particularly useful for people who may be at danger of losing their vocal utter ability from condition like ALS .
The report has been updated with download figure from Sensor Tower .
