What happens to language when machines start talking back?

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What happened

A few months ago, a friend posted something that caught my eye on social media.

She struggled to listen to what she termed "(literally) breathless AI voices for audiobooks."…

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:00:01 UTC.

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