Tired of Alexa’s lackluster responses, the author created Robot Dad, a program that runs in the background of their family computer. Using voice cloning technology from Eleven Labs, Robot Dad sounds just like a real dad and provides appropriate answers for an eight-year-old, while avoiding prank requests. The program combines different AI services and utilizes local processing for the wakeword and speech-to-text functions. Although there are some delays and the speech-to-text accuracy is not perfect, Robot Dad manages to meet the criteria of providing value. The author also created a speech visualization for added entertainment. Check out the code for Robot Dad below.
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