Is there an uncanny valley for speech? Investigating listeners’ evaluations of realistic TTS voices.
Published in Speech Prosody, 2024
In this paper, we aim to describe the relationship between synthesised voices' perceived human-likeness and pleasantness and seek evidence of auditory uncanny valley effects (UVE) in listeners' evaluations.
Recommended citation: Alice Ross, Martin Corley and Catherine Lai. (2024). ‘Is there an uncanny valley for speech? Investigating listeners’ evaluations of realistic TTS voices.’ Speech Prosody 2024, 1115-1119.
Recommended citation: Alice Ross, Martin Corley and Catherine Lai. (2024). 'Is there an uncanny valley for speech? Investigating listeners' evaluations of realistic TTS voices.' Speech Prosody 2024, 1115-1119.
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