nerdline t1_j754nq3 wrote on February 4, 2023 at 3:27 AM

Reply to comment by b-movies in I'm the head of video at France’s leading newspaper Le Monde. Our team recreated Charles De Gaulle's lost 1940 recording for France to resist the Nazis using historical sources and artificial intelligence. AMA about our investigation. by LeMonde_en

This is a good point, I think the hope is that both artifacts and the interpretation of those artifacts will be enough to be compelling to the Gen pop but those definitely have their limitations.

nerdline t1_j74mufr wrote on February 4, 2023 at 1:04 AM

Reply to comment by david-song in I'm the head of video at France’s leading newspaper Le Monde. Our team recreated Charles De Gaulle's lost 1940 recording for France to resist the Nazis using historical sources and artificial intelligence. AMA about our investigation. by LeMonde_en

Maybe I’m fear-mongering but yes this is exactly what I have anxiety about

nerdline t1_j74mqen wrote on February 4, 2023 at 1:03 AM

Reply to comment by Ctotheg in I'm the head of video at France’s leading newspaper Le Monde. Our team recreated Charles De Gaulle's lost 1940 recording for France to resist the Nazis using historical sources and artificial intelligence. AMA about our investigation. by LeMonde_en

I definitely think of this more as an existential question, and a question of when - if ever - we will be satisfied

nerdline t1_j72q85y wrote on February 3, 2023 at 5:27 PM

Reply to comment by LeMonde_en in I'm the head of video at France’s leading newspaper Le Monde. Our team recreated Charles De Gaulle's lost 1940 recording for France to resist the Nazis using historical sources and artificial intelligence. AMA about our investigation. by LeMonde_en

I’m very sorry but I am a historian and I find it very hard to reconcile with the idea of re-creating someone’s voice. I understand piecing together the speech itself but what is the reason for manipulating his voice in this way? Why not simply have someone else read the speech? But I guess that would negate the point of this exercise, which is to completely re-create something in the authors original voice. I guess my question is - why? Who is this for?