AI to be new Seoul subway voice


The familiar voice heard in Seoul’s subway system will be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) after the voice actress who has recorded announcements for 29 years stepped down as she receives treatment for cancer, Seoul Metro said.

Voice actress Kang Hee-sun had long voiced a total of 26 types of automated announcements.

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