I’ll remember 2024 as the year where I learned how to use AI software. This includes animating photos, voice cloning, and writing “text-to-speech” material for my favorite subjects. The fruits of my labors have been posted here and elsewhere on the ‘net depending on the subject matter. My efforts also pressed me to upgrade my knowledge of colorizing images that I have slowly become competent with over the past several years.
Without further ado, here is a sort of Christmas present to our many Arliss fans who have stopped by over this year to learn what is new with Mr. A. I hope you enjoy this turn at reading poetry. And best wishes for the New Year!
Looking ahead I find myself wondering what’s next? We know that Mr. A did well in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” playing Shylock. But he never repeated the character in films or on radio. Might AI enable us to have his Shylock recite one of the memorable speeches from the text. Imagine what may lay ahead for us in 2025!
ARLISS ARCHIVES 
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