Atsuko Tanaka – the Japanese voice of Chun-Li and Bayonetta – has died

Atsuko Tanaka, the Japanese voice behind iconic characters like Street Fighter's Chun-Li, Lara Croft, Bayonetta, and Tess in the Japanese version of The Last of Us, has died at the age of 61. In addition to her extensive video game credits, which include Kaine from Nier Replicant, Tanaka also had notable roles in anime and … Read more

I spent the weekend with GPT-4o Advanced Voice — it's even better than I expected

OpenAI is gradually rolling out access to its advanced voice assistant ChatGPT to a “select group” of ChatGPT Plus subscribers. All paying users will be able to have a natural language conversation with the AI ​​by the end of the year, but for now, only a lucky few will benefit. Late last week, my account … Read more

Hedra lets you give voice to AI characters: this new model is a huge step forward

Hedra, the AI ​​character generation platform, has released a new version of its model, including even more realistic head movements and facial expressions. There's also a new “stylize” feature that lets you put your character in different outfits, add backgrounds, and even change their face into a Lego or anime character. Character is a new … Read more