Your voice may reveal how fast you're aging, new AI 'speech clock' suggests

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A new machine-learning "speech clock" estimates a person's chronological age from their speech, drawing links between older-sounding speech and cognitive decline.

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  • Reported by Live Science and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:15:00 UTC.

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