Infiniteconversation

The Infinite Conversation is a web project that streams a never ending, machine generated discussion between synthetic versions of the filmmaker Werner Herzog and the philosopher Slavoj Žižek. Visitors press play and listen to the two voices trade remarks on topics such as competition, human limits and genetic self modification, while the text of the current passage scrolls on the page. The site states that everything heard is fully generated by a machine, that the opinions expressed do not represent anyone, and that the output is the hallucination of a slab of silicon. Both the dialogue and the voices are synthesized, so the project is a working example of voice cloning of real, named people. The site sets out no consent requirement or usage restriction, and it does not say whether either person agreed to be imitated. The creator explains on an about page that the project exists to raise awareness of how cheap and easy it has become to synthesize a real voice, and to prompt questions about trust, authoritative sources and gullibility online. It also describes the work as a playful way to imagine what favorite people would say if they could talk without limit. It is aimed at curious listeners, journalists and educators who want to hear what current voice synthesis can do, rather than at teams looking for a production tool. There is nothing to buy. The site publishes no pricing, account system or paid tier, and playback is available directly from the home page.