Text-to-speech (TTS)
음성 합성(TTS)
Technology that reads text out loud in a human-like voice.
Overview
You give it text, and the computer turns it into a voice. It used to sound stiff and robotic, but now it can even include breathing pauses, intonation and emotion, and is so natural that it is hard to tell from a human voice. The English name (Text-to-Speech) is shortened to TTS.
It is used in navigation instructions, audiobooks, video dubbing and voice conversations with AI. Voice cloning, which imitates a particular person's voice from just a short recording, has also become possible. That is why misuse in scams that imitate the voices of family members or famous people has become a problem.
An everyday example
It is like keeping a voice actor inside your computer who reads books for you. You can choose the voice and tone you want and have it read any text right away.
Why it matters
It is the base for the growing number of services where you talk with AI. Knowing that a familiar voice you hear on the phone can also be fake helps you avoid scams.
Also calledTTS, AI voice, speech generation