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AI-Powered Text-to-Speech for Public Website

Accountable

National Film Board (NFB)

Functional Modes

Creating (Generative AI)

Human decides

Purpose

Accessibility

Input Dataset

Operational data Anonymized data

Algorithm or Model

Speech & Audio

Output Dataset

Generated content Anonymized data

Details

This system uses Amazon Polly to convert written text into spoken audio on the National Film Board's public website. It is primarily used by Government of Canada employees and makes website content accessible in audio form. The underlying speech synthesis service is operated by Amazon as a vendor on behalf of the National Film Board.

Sources for this disclosure

AI register
Government of Canada AI and Algorithms Register — Speech synthesis (2526-NFB-ONF-004)
National Film Board of Canada. AI and Algorithms Register entry 2526-NFB-ONF-004.

This disclosure was drafted with AI assistance.

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Government of Canada – DTPR AI Register

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