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AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 13: Alexis Ohanian Sr. speaks onstage at “Featured Session: Empowering the Next Generation to Build a Better Future” during the 2023 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Hilton Austin on March 13, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Amy E. Price/Getty Images for SXSW)

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AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 13: Alexis Ohanian Sr. speaks onstage at “Featured Session: Empowering the Next Generation to Build a Better Future” during the 2023 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Hilton Austin on March 13, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Amy E. Price/Getty Images for SXSW)
The Reddit co-founder is all braced up to be a Dad once again. However, that does not mean that he is taking a break from his work. A techie by heart, entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian is an avid supporter of AI. His venture fund, 776 has invested in an innovative startup which has led him to flaunt his Spanish skills. Flaunting his skills, he showed an example of him getting excited to be in attendance at the Met Gala with his wife, Serena Williams.
Self-declared ‘Mayor of the Internet’, Alexis Ohanian has always vouched for technological development. With the help of his venture fund, this time he shed light on an AI startup’s incredible translation skills.
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Husband of Serena Williams raves about the advanced translation AI
The Reddit co-founder has always marveled over the growth of AI. This time, he shared his views on a translation startup that made him flaunt his Spanish skills.
However, if you know Ohanian, you must know that the entrepreneur does not know how to speak Spanish. So, how did he do it? His new investment in dubbing AI tech has made him able to do so. In an interview with Chris Wallace, he showed a demo of his speech getting translated into Spanish. Ohanian talked about his excitement to be at the Met Gala with his wife, Serena Williams.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian attend the 2023 Costume Institute Benefit celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
He shed light on the technology and stated, “So, that is an entirely AI-generated dub and you’ll notice it has a very human-sounding intonation. If you speak Spanish, you’ll notice a great translation.” Shedding light on its benefits, he stated, “This is AI, and it is used to dub, what would normally take hours, in really seconds.”
We are pretty accustomed to seeing movies getting dubbed in other languages. However, it is an arduous task.
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Talking about the same, he stated, “Traditionally, let’s say a feature-length film might take 50 people a few months to actually get through and dub professionally and a high-quality way now be done in a day. Thanks to software like this.”
So, it paves the way for channels like YouTube and Netflix to export content in a much better, faster, and cheaper way. However, Ohanian has also shed light on how sometimes even AI can give too far-fetched verdicts. Nevertheless, the Reddit co-founder aimed to go up against one of the GOATs of a sport after he fell in love with the sport
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Alexis Ohanian wishes to go head-to-head against Tiger Woods
The husband of Serena Williams has found a new love for golf. It would not be wrong to say that he was quite hooked on it, which led him to do some wishful thinking.
So, he shared his Q&A with ChatGPT, where he posed a question about himself and Tiger Woods. He wondered who would win a match between them. Hilariously, even though ChatGPT gave him a reality check, it also gave him hope.
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This, eventually, made Ohanian realize that there are some flaws in AI too. What do you think about the same? Let us know in the comments below.
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