David Attenborough and Stephen Fry voted nation’s favourite voices

3 months, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI reveals new artificial intelligence tool it claims can ‘think’ before answering

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

'I turned down the BBC for making me feel like I'd be their token black presenter', says veteran ITV broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald

Daily Mail

Veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald has revealed he chose to work for ITV over the BBC because the network did not make him feel like a 'token black' presenter. The 84-year-old who has interviewed the likes Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton and Saddam Hussain said he turned down a job offer from the BBC after they admitted it was to fill …

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7 months, 1 week ago

The Voice Australia: Channel Seven drops new trailer featuring all-star coaching panel

Daily Mail

Channel Seven has dropped a teaser trailer for the upcoming season of The Voice Australia. The footage begins with series veteran Guy Sebastian, 42, 'recruiting' new coaches LeAnn Rimes, Kate Miller-Heidke and Adam Lambert to appear alongside him. Pictured: Adam Lambert, Kate Miller-Heidke, LeAnn Rimes and Guy Sebastian The footage begins with series veteran Guy Sebastian, 42, 'recruiting' the new …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sam Altman Is Showing Us Who He Really Is

Slate

OpenAI, the research firm whose 2022 launch of ChatGPT single-handedly pushed “artificial intelligence” into the mainstream, isn’t often inclined to back down from the knotty disputes—over copyright, safety concerns, appropriate regulations—that its innovative tech has raised. Indeed, earlier that morning, OpenAI tweeted that it was “working to pause the use of Sky” after hearing “questions about how we chose the …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI pulls controversial voice for ChatGPT over claims its imitated Scarlett Johansson

The Independent

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi’s WaConne AniFest 2.0 unveils anime VTubing avatars voiced by Indian voice actors

The Hindu

Delhi rolled out the red carpet for a Indian voice acting legends as the World Connect Project and Delhi Anime Club joined forces to host the WaConne AniFest 2.0. What set this announcement apart was that these avatars would be voiced by a lineup of distinguished Indian voice actors, the likes of which include Sanket Mhatre, Parul Bhatnagar, Akanksha Sharma, …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

6 new podcasts to listen to this week

The Independent

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1 year, 2 months ago

Chris Packham hits out at Jeremy Clarkson after former Top Gear host criticises David Attenborough’s new series

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Stephen Fry shocked at cloning of his voice, warns about AI

The Hindu

Stephen Fry has warned about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence. “I said not one word of that – it was a machine,” Fry told people. They used my reading of the seven volumes of the Harry Potter books, and from that dataset an AI of my voice was created and it made that new narration.” “It could … have me …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Parkinson’s northern accent was ‘very refreshing’, says Attenborough

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

BBC refuses to comment on Stephen Nolan explicit image allegations

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

‘I’ve got Elon Musk dying’: Voice clone baffles tech billionaire

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

More countries across Asia are debuting digital artificial intelligence news readers. Could Australia follow suit?

ABC

Fahada Indi was breast pumping in the middle of a crowded fair in Jakarta when her boss asked her to present the news right then and there. "With this AI technology, I can read the news anywhere, then my avatar appears," Indi told the ABC. Mr Putra told the ABC that technology had made it possible to clone voices so …

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1 year, 7 months ago

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Sir David Attenborough swaps oceans for the opera

Daily Mail

Opera singer Danielle de Niese was thrilled to play host to wildlife presenter Sir David Attenborough at Glyndebourne last week, when he attended a performance of Don Giovanni. And Danielle, 44, who lives on the estate with her husband Gus Christie, 56, executive chairman of the Sussex opera house, had her own wild adventure during the recent West End press …

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1 year, 7 months ago

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Nick Mullins and Miles Harrison are mic masters

Daily Mail

Whether it be Bill McLaren, Ian Robertson or Eddie Butler, rugby has always been associated with great commentators. Legendary Scotsman McLaren will forever be known as ‘the voice of rugby’ but now it’s Nick Mullins and Miles Harrison who are the most famous of the sport’s operators behind the microphone. Ahead of the game, Mullins and Harrison sat down with …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Microsoft unveils AI that can simulate your voice from just 3 seconds of audio

The Independent

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2 years ago

Sir David Attenborough skips to the end of nature shows to ‘find out what happens’

The Independent

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2 years, 8 months ago

There’s a reason It’s a Sin didn’t win a Bafta – it wasn’t good enough

The Independent

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2 years, 8 months ago

James Corden announces he’s leaving The Late Late Show

The Independent

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2 years, 8 months ago

Who is Chris Mason? The BBC’s new political editor in profile

The Independent

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2 years, 9 months ago

Rishi Sunak borrowed a car from a Sainsbury’s worker – and had his photo taken – to prove he’s one of us

The Independent

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2 years, 9 months ago

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Eddie Mair is set to leave LBC in 'spat over Andrew Marr show'

Daily Mail

When Radio 4 star Eddie Mair left the BBC after refusing to take a drastic cut to his £350,000 salary, his move opened the floodgates of top presenters quitting to earn even more money at commercial broadcasters. Pictured: Eddie Mair in the LBC studios The softly spoken Dundonian's decision to leave came days after the Corporation paid a six-figure sum …

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2 years, 11 months ago

‘Pitch perfect’: The Responder viewers praise Martin Freeman’s Liverpudlian accent

The Independent

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3 years, 1 month ago

Andrew Marr announces he is leaving the BBC after 21 years: ‘I am keen to get my own voice back’

The Independent

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3 years, 1 month ago

Eternals post credit scene: Whose voice is at the end?

The Independent

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4 years ago

A Perfect Planet review: David Attenborough’s latest is a near-perfect programme

The Independent

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4 years, 3 months ago

Prince William: A Planet For Us All, review: can the Prince become the new Greta Thunberg?

The Telegraph

While the Duke of Sussex busies himself with dismantling structural racism, his brother is sticking to a less controversial subject: the environment. Prince William: A Planet For Us All followed the Duke of Cambridge for two years on his “personal mission to find ways to protect the natural world for future generations”. David Attenborough, then a BBC controller, reportedly worried …

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4 years, 8 months ago

MasterChef Australia - Meet the mystery man behind the voiceovers

Daily Mail

His booming voice has filled living rooms across Australia for years. Meet the mystery man behind MasterChef Australia's voiceovers: Ian 'Lofty' Fulton is the narrator behind the Channel 10 cooking show He scored the coveted gig of narrating MasterChef Australia in 2013, and has gone on to voice the Channel 10 show ever since. Born with achondroplasia - a form …

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4 years, 11 months ago

David Speers on taking over Insiders from Barrie Cassidy and the art of the political interview

ABC

When you report on federal politics, you never really switch off. "I’d been watching a lot of the ABC coverage of the fires over the past week on leave and was just in awe of the work the journalists were doing," Speers says. "David Speers is one of the sharpest minds in political journalism," says Insiders executive producer Sam Clark. …

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5 years, 2 months ago

The TV shows to watch this week: From Sir David Attenborough to the Rugby World Cup Final

The Independent

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5 years, 8 months ago

GMB's Richard Madeley says David Attenborough is 'not a saint, just a broadcaster'

Daily Mail

Viewers were left outraged today after Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley interrupted an Extinction Rebellion protester to announce, 'David Attenborough's not a saint, just a broadcaster'. Richard Madeley was debating Extinction Rebellion co-founder Dr Gail Bradbrook today when he made the apparent swipe against Sir David Attenborough Madeley also sparked anger among GMB viewers on Twitter after pointedly interrupting her …

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5 years, 9 months ago

Our Planet trailer: Netflix offers an ambitious nature documentary with narration from David Attenborough

Firstpost

Created by Alastair Fothergill, the creator of the BBC’s Planet Earth and Blue Planet series, Our Planet has been filmed across 50 countries. It has been filmed across 50 countries and claims to show “never-before-seen footage of wildlife and their habitats.” Through the eight-episode long season, the creative team behind Our Planet aims to weave strong conversations and address issues …

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