内容摘要："What's the point of sending something we didn't write, reading a newspaper written by bots, listening to a song created by AI, or me making a bit more money by sacking my administrator who has four kids?

"What's the point of sending something we didn't write, reading a newspaper written by bots, listening to a song created by AI, or me making a bit more money by sacking my administrator who has four kids?

But despite the progress, some synthetic voices don't always resonate with listeners."People care a lot about the identity of an accent or a speaker, so they often treat it differently from other types of AI, as they don't want to be fooled in that way," he said.

"Even when a voice is very good, there's this uncanny feeling - is it a real voice, or is it not?"Prof Bell believes cost savings are a major motivator for companies switching to use new technology instead of previously hiring "expensive" voice talent.ReadSpeaker said ScotRail first made inquries three years ago about adopting their technology.

"We use AI just to train the voice, but at the base it is a real human speaker. That's important to us," said Roy Lindemann, co-founder of ReadSpeaker.Much like early adoptions of text-to-speech, he said they worked with voice talent to create their synthetic Scottish character.

The firm says in future the technology could allow for "regional" and "local" voices across any network.

"It is definitely a path forward," Mr Lindemann said.Whatever their path into cybersecurity, she says, it's a natural transition. "A SOC [security operations centre] is exactly the same as the security fields we were working in. The adrenaline, the problem solving, right? It's the keeping the peace. Fighting the bad guys."

But, Mrs Morin adds, "The camaraderie is exactly like the military, the busy weeks, the quiet weeks, the jokes that nobody gets unless you've been there done that…It's just a really tight knit community."Mr Murphy says employers have become more aware of the skills that veterans bring.

"Once an employer picks up someone from the ex-Forces community, they will want to come back for another one."That's not to say some adjustments aren't necessary. Onboarding processes can vary between organizations, while a lack of standardization and job titles can be a contrast with the highly organized military world.