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Date Published
Author
Ryan Morrison
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940
Language
English
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Summary

The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, has launched "Dial Dalí," an innovative AI-powered experience that allows people in the U.S. to engage in real-time conversations with a recreated voice of Salvador Dalí, using ElevenLabs' advanced voice cloning technology. Developed in collaboration with creative agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners, the project uses archival recordings and interviews to meticulously replicate Dalí’s unique voice, accent, and speech patterns, enabling dynamic AI interactions via a phone line managed by Twilio. This initiative, which coincides with Dalí’s 120th birthday, aims to offer a blend of surrealism, insight, and wit, allowing callers to inquire about various topics or simply wish Dalí a happy birthday. The experience reflects ElevenLabs' broader mission to preserve and extend human voices for educational, entertainment, and cultural heritage purposes, promoting the potential of AI in reimagining and rediscovering iconic voices from the past.