On: The quest to save Stephen Hawking's voice

[mockingbirdy]

> it wouldn't be possible for anyone else to put words into his mouth.

You can copy normal voices, you can copy his voice and you can fully impersonate people and even create fake videos. If security was his intent, he should have used cryptographic signatures for his texts or voice recordings, but even that can be compromised.

I think he just liked his voice and wanted it to be unique. It's understandable and most people would do the same.

[shagie → mockingbirdy]

From https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/why-stephen-ha...

> He also explained that he was able to change the accent of his computer when the technology advanced, but he decided against it.

> Hawking added: “My old system worked well and I wrote five books with it, including A Brief History Of Time.

> “It has become my trademark and I wouldn’t change it for a more natural voice with a British accent.

> “I am told that children who need a computer voice want one like mine.”