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Open source TTS model speaks Southern American and African American English
Original: Show HN: Hurston-1 open source TTS that speak Southern American and Afro-English
A new open source text-to-speech model called Hurston-1 has been released, designed to speak in Southern American and African American English dialects. The model is available on Hugging Face, and early reception online has been positive, with dozens of users engaging with the launch and discussing its approach to accent and dialect representation in speech synthesis.
Why now: Tech communities are discussing it because most TTS models ignore regional and cultural dialects, making this a notable niche release.
Evidence
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