Text-to-speech (TTS) is a technology that converts written text into spoken words using artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning. It enables computers, apps, and websites to generate human-like speech, making digital content more accessible and engaging for people who want to have their content read aloud. TTS works by analyzing text input and converting it into phonetic representations, which are then processed by speech synthesis models. Early TTS systems sounded robotic because they relied on pre-recorded speech units. However, modern AI-driven text to speech generators, like Eleve

ElevenLabs voice AI combines proprietary methods for context awareness and high compression to deliver ultra-realistic, high-quality speech across a range of emotions. Our contextual text to speech model is built to understand the relationships between words and adjusts delivery accordingly. It also has no hardcoded features, meaning it can dynamically predict thousands of voice characteristics.

AI voices and text to speech technology are used to voice audiobooks and news articles, animate video game characters, help in film pre-production, localize media in entertainment, create dynamic audio content for social media and advertising, as well as train medical professionals. TTS enables users with visual impairments to have their digital content read aloud to them with natural-sounding voices, making information more accessible and engaging. Speech synthesis technology has also given back voices to those who have lost them and helped individuals with accessibility needs in their dail