The trials and tribulations of AI voice tech
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2023
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has accelerated dealmaking in the US, and US president Joe Biden’s son has agreed to plead guilty to tax and firearm possession charges. Plus, the FT’s Madhumita Murgia visited an AI voice technology start-up to explain some of its applications and risks.
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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Katie McMurran, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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| 0:29.3 | Enjoy. |
| 0:30.6 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:32.1 | Today is Wednesday, June 21st. |
| 0:34.4 | And this is your FT News briefing. |
| 0:38.9 | Singapore's sovereign wealth fund wants to spend big in the U.S. |
| 0:43.3 | And President Joe Biden's son is facing federal charges. |
| 0:47.5 | Plus the FT's modemeter Mergea tests out AI voice technology. |
| 0:52.3 | I hear kind of flashes of real model in there. |
| 0:56.3 | But it still feels like I can tell the difference. |
| 0:59.8 | I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 1:09.1 | Singapore's sovereign wealth fund is accelerating its deal making in the U.S. |
| 1:13.4 | The fund is called GIC. |
| 1:15.7 | It told private equity and venture capital executives recently |
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