Training my AI on old sci-fi has it talking like a 1960s BBC presenter
I was training a voice synthesis model for a home assistant, and for data, I used audio from classic sci-fi films. Big mistake. Now, when I ask for the weather, it replies with a proper British accent, complete with phrases like 'jolly good show.' It's charming but completely out of place in my Midwest living room. I've tried adding more neutral speech samples, but the accent persists. Does this mean the model latched onto the most distinct features in the data? I'm curious if there's a way to fine-tune it without scrapping everything. Part of me wants to keep it for the novelty, but it's not very practical for daily use.