#text_to_speech

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A viewer shared: “He’s just staying locked & loaded.” And Crystal responded: “Stay strapped or get the clap?” 

“As a teacher, I would have never told you that,” a netizen admitted. “I would have thrown it away and moved on.”

An observer revealed: “I have a preschooler bring in one of his mom’s pads and asked me why his mom kept poptarts in her bathroom and did I keep snacks in my bathroom too.”

“As a teacher, I’d throw it away and act like it didn’t happen,” a commentator added. “I could never confront a parent over that.”Readmore

Crystal reportedly shared the hilarious story on Facebook, where a friend encouraged her to share it on TikTok because: “This is so viral-worthy.”

What Crystal and her husband also found funny was the fact that Hudson brought it up at home that evening, People reported.

The mom recalled: “We were talking and he was standing in our bedroom and put his hands in his pockets. 

“He goes, ‘I just stuck my hand in my pocket and felt something in there. I pulled it out and that’s what it was.’ “Readmore

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Earlier, OpenAI announced a temporary suspension of registration of users of the paid subscription ChatGPT Plus While the public is excitedly watching the unfolding drama with the dismissal and return of Sam Altman, the OpenAI team made a pleasant announcement for its fans. As reported in the OpenAI blog, the ChatGPT Voice service has become available free of charge to all users.  [caption id="attachment_84350" align="aligncenter" width="780"] ChatGPT Voice[/caption] ChatGPT Voice has become available to everyone for free OpenAI explains: Download the app on your phone and tap the headphones icon to start a conversation. It's worth noting that ChatGPT Voice itself is nothing new. The service has been running since September 2023 and offers a truly enjoyable experience with artificial intelligence. This is in many ways similar to a conversation with a virtual assistant, but the communication takes place in a more “live” format.  However, until now, ChatGPT Voice was only available to paid subscription users. And now users of the ChatGPT app for iOS and Android will be able to use this feature without any problems, even without a paid subscription

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Building Chatbots with Amazon Lex and Polly

Building Chatbots with Amazon Lex and Polly

Amazon Lex and Polly are AWS services that help developers build conversational AI chatbots with natural language processing and text-to-speech capabilities.

Amazon Lex: A fully managed service for building voice and text-based conversational interfaces powered by automatic speech recognition (ASR) and natural language understanding (NLU).

Amazon Polly: A text-to-speech (TTS) service that converts text into lifelike speech using deep learning technologies.

Step 1: Setting Up Amazon Lex for Chatbot Development

1. Create a Bot in Amazon Lex

Go to the AWS Management Console → Open Amazon Lex.

Click Create Bot → Choose Start with an example or Create your own.

Name your bot (e.g., CustomerSupportBot).

Set IAM permissions (Lex needs permission to call Lambda functions if needed).

2. Define Intents and Utterances

Intent: Defines what the user wants (e.g., BookFlight, OrderPizza).

Utterances: Sample phrases the user might say (e.g., “I want to book a flight to New York.”).

Example of defining an intent for booking a flight:json{ "intentName": "BookFlight", "sampleUtterances": [ "I need to book a flight", "Can you help me find a flight?", "Book a ticket to {Destination}" ] }

3. Define Slots (User Inputs)

Slots capture user input for the intent. Example slots for a flight booking bot:

Slot Name Data Type Required ExampleDestination AMAZON.CityYes" New York"Date AMAZON.DateYes "Next Friday"NumTickets AMAZON.Number No"2"

4. Configure Responses

Add responses for the chatbot:json{ "messages": [ {"contentType": "PlainText", "content": "Where would you like to fly?"} ] }

5. Test the Bot

Use the built-in Test Chat Interface in Amazon Lex.

Deploy it to platforms like Slack, Facebook Messenger, or a website.

Step 2: Enhancing Conversational Experience with Amazon Polly

1. Convert Text to Speech

Amazon Polly provides natural-sounding voices. Example using Python & Boto3:pythonimport boto3polly = boto3.client("polly")response = polly.synthesize_speech( Text="Hello! How can I assist you today?", OutputFormat="mp3", VoiceId="Joanna" )# Save the audio response with open("speech.mp3", "wb") as file: file.write(response["AudioStream"].read())

2. Stream Speech Output in Real Time

Polly allows real-time streaming of responses, making interactions more human-like.

Step 3: Integrating Amazon Lex and Polly for Voice Chatbots

Capture User Speech Input (Lex processes user queries).

Generate Response in Text (Lex determines the response).

Convert Text Response to Speech (Polly speaks the response).

Example integration:pythondef text_to_speech(response_text): polly = boto3.client("polly") speech = polly.synthesize_speech(Text=response_text, OutputFormat="mp3", VoiceId="Matthew") return speech["AudioStream"].read()

Step 4: Deploying the Chatbot on Web & Mobile Apps

Amazon Connect: Integrate the chatbot for customer service.

AWS Lambda: Handle backend logic.

Amazon API Gateway: Expose chatbot as a REST API.

Amazon Lex SDK: Embed the bot into websites and mobile apps.

Conclusion

By combining Amazon Lex for NLP and Amazon Polly for speech synthesis, developers can create intelligent, voice-enabled chatbots for customer service, virtual assistants, and interactive applications.

WEBSITE: https://www.ficusoft.in/aws-training-in-chennai/

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Human Pal Review & Bonuses

My review of Human Pal

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Linux 用の Text to Speech

text to speech linuxで調べると Festivalっていうのを見つけた。 pacman でインストールしてみたけど、どんな風に使うのかよくわからないｗ

とりあえず保留。 今は、方向音痴のマインクラフトっていうのを観てる。 MineCraft の面白さがよくわかる動画で、私の MineCraft やりたい度がぱない。

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The Relatable Work Memes You’ll Want to Send to Your Coworkers

In today’s work culture, it’s common for employees to feel overwhelmed by work stress and the pressure from their bosses. To deal with it, people find creative ways to lighten the mood. Often, coworkers will crack jokes about work situations or even their bosses, just to bring a little relief to the day. But now, it’s not just jokes that are helping memes have taken over as a fun way to deal with work stress.Readmore