as the world continues to explore the potential benefits of artificial intelligence leaders here at Grand Rapids Public Schools are testing new technology to see how it can help them connect with a wider audience it looks like Dr ladrian Roby sure sounds like the grps superintendent but as the video would indicate this translation is computer generated so the first time I saw it I was like huh she the the person who did the voice over sounds a lot like me saying voice Cadence all those things an
d when I connected with our communications director he was like no that's your voice and I was like really grps looking for ways to reach a broader audience and finding the answer through artificial intelligence uh it's really a remarkable technology we think it removes uh one more barrier uh between um those who speak English and those who may not thank you for clicking on this Vlog Dr Roby records these Vlogs every other week with updates about the district we are here at qu creative arts acad
emy one of several schools getting upgrades as part of our reimagine grps with us plan then these Vlogs are run through a software that translates the video to Spanish and even changes her mouth to accurately reflect her words for example here's the original possibilities include affordable housing community centers or Parkland and through the magic of AI they get this we know it's not uh perfect obviously it's still not the same as as having a native speaker speak to an individual but it takes
us one step closer from them being able to hear directly from the superintendent a Spanish speaker does review the video just to make sure everything is as accurate as possible after all 28% of families in the district say Spanish is their preferred language and although Leon Hendrick understands AI can be abused when you look at any major technology advancements over the years there's always been a scary element to it he says the benefits here are too impactful to be ignored there are always ad
vancements happening and we can either choose to stay back and and watch and see what happens and jump in later or we can choose to be on The Cutting Edge and and really grasping for that technology that can help us better connect with our audience and here at Grand Public Schools we choose to be on that front edge in these early stages grps really wants to focus on fine-tuning this for its Spanish speaking audience but the goal is to eventually expand this to several other languages like Swahil
i Kenya Wanda and a whole lot more than that for now inra Rapids Max goldwaser Fox 17 news
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