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Elizabeth Urban

Congresswoman with Neurological Disorder Makes History, Uses AI Tool to Mimic Own Voice in House Floor Speech

Virginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton, who was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy in 2023, delivered her final speech to the House using an AI tool that mimicked her voice. (Credit: Jennifer Wexton/X)

A U.S. congresswoman with a neurological disorder that impacts her voice used an AI tool to mimic her own voice in her House farewell speech, marking her as the first representative to do so.

Virginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in April 2023. Five months later, she announced that she would not seek re-election after sharing that her diagnosis had been modified to progressive supranuclear palsy, as reported by NPR earlier this year.

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