Topic: Ali Al Mujahid

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Obama Needs Water
Episode 292 59:43 - 1:03:35

292: Obama Needs Water

Yemen Reporter and Digital Voice Synthesis

The hosts analyze an interview on Australian ABC Radio with a reporter named Ali al-Mujahid regarding instability in Yemen. They conclude that the reporter's voice is actually a computer-generated speech synthesizer. Adam Curry demonstrates how easily such digital voices can be produced on a Mac, raising concerns about the authenticity of foreign reporting.