15
| 15 | |
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| Born | |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology[1] |
| 💼 Occupation | Software engineer, artificial intelligence researcher |
| Notable work | 15.ai, Artist Alley |
15 is a software engineer and artificial intelligence researcher. He is best known for creating the text-to-speech website 15.ai,[2] which is credited with popularizing AI voice cloning,[3][4] and his subsequent involvement in the Voiceverse NFT plagiarism scandal, in which an NFT company called Voiceverse plagiarized 15.ai in an attempt to market their partnership with voice actor Troy Baker.[5][6] The pseudonym 15 is a reference to his claim that 15 seconds of speech is sufficient to clone a voice up to human standards.[7][8] In May 2026, 15 announced the indefinite closure of 15.ai so that he could focus his attention on founding Artist Alley, a fandom marketplace catered toward artists.[9]
References
- ↑ Kurosawa, Yuki (2021). "ゲームキャラ音声読み上げソフト「15.ai」公開中。『Undertale』や『Portal』のキャラに好きなセリフを言ってもらえる" [Game Character Voice Reading Software "15.ai" Now Available. Get Characters from Undertale and Portal to Say Your Desired Lines]. AUTOMATON (in 日本語). Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Clayton, Natalie (January 19, 2021). "Make the cast of TF2 recite old memes with this AI text-to-speech tool". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Wright, Steven (March 21, 2023). "Why Biden, Trump, and Obama Arguing Over Video Games Is YouTube's New Obsession". Inverse. Archived from the original on December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Weitzman, Cliff (November 19, 2023). "15.ai: All about 15.ai and the best alternative". Speechify. Archived from the original on December 25, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Phillips, Tom (January 17, 2022). "Troy Baker-backed NFT firm admits using voice lines taken from another service without permission". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Innes, Ruby (January 18, 2022). "Voiceverse Is The Latest NFT Company Caught Using Someone Else's Content". Kotaku Australia. Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Abisola, Shojobi (January 3, 2025). "The MIT Project That Paved Way For Modern Voice AI". Independent. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Temitope, Yusuf (December 10, 2024). "15.ai Creator reveals journey from MIT Project to internet phenomenon". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ @fifteenai. "I should probably mention this now, by the way: I've decided to close 15.dev indefinitely so I can focus on Artist Alley" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
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