Imagens de Marca | 4 February 2025

Voices of the Future: The New Era of AI

The conference “Artificial Intelligence: Do We Love It or Hate It?”, held at the Impresa Group building, was the moment chosen by Expresso to launch the first episode of the “Memórias” podcast by Francisco Pinto Balsemão. Using Generative Artificial Intelligence, Instinct was the innovation agency responsible for cloning Francisco Pinto Balsemão's voice.

SuperToast | 24 January 2025

Memories of Francisco Pinto Balsemão

While many still fear artificial intelligence, Francisco Pinto Balsemão not only created a podcast to discuss and help clarify “AI: The Next Wave,” but he also wanted to be a pioneer in its use, agreeing to clone his voice to share his autobiography Memórias in podcast format.

SIC Notícias | 23 January 2025

Book "Memórias" by Pinto Balsemão (now) in podcast with the author's cloned voice

Expresso launches Memórias by Francisco Pinto Balsemão in podcast format. However, this is an innovative format as it features the author's cloned voice. The result is 24 episodes, which are now being made available.

ECO | 20 January 2025

Francisco Pinto Balsemão launches Memórias in podcast

With the endorsement of Expresso, support from Porto Editora, and sponsorship from Volkswagen, the podcast will have 24 episodes with a weekly release schedule. The first episode will be available this Thursday, 23rd.

Marketeer | 20 January 2025

Expresso and Porto Editora launch podcast ‘Memórias de Francisco Pinto Balsemão’ with voice cloned by AI

Released in 2021 by Porto Editora, Francisco Pinto Balsemão's book Memórias sold over 17,000 copies. Always ahead of his time, Francisco Pinto Balsemão entrusted the cloning of his voice to the innovation agency Instinct to tell the story of his long and memorable life in the first person, using Artificial Intelligence.

Expresso | 17 January 2025

Expresso launches Francisco Pinto Balsemão's ‘Memórias’ with voice cloned by Artificial Intelligence. Listen to the trailer here

Memórias is an open window into the life of Francisco Pinto Balsemão, offering a guided tour of his journey and his work. Based on the eponymous book published by Porto Editora, it features a special appearance by Clara de Sousa in reading the chapters.

Comunidade Cultura e Arte | 19 December 2024

Voice of Francisco Pinto Balsemão cloned by Artificial Intelligence to narrate “Memórias” of the founder of Expresso and SIC

Launched in 2021 by Porto Editora, the book ‘Memórias’ by Francisco Pinto Balsemão sold over 17,000 copies. Francisco Pinto Balsemão entrusted the cloning of his voice to the innovation agency Instinct to tell the story of his long and memorable life in the first person, using Artificial Intelligence.

Diário de Notícias | 19 December 2024

Balsemão's book is the first in Portugal with the author's voice cloned by AI

Pinto Balsemão recorded with his own voice the reading of some pages from the work ‘Memórias’, launched in 2021, and then Instinct used this recording to generate his voice for the reading of the entire 1,000 pages.

Notícias ao Minuto | 19 December 2024

Balsemão's book is the first with the author's voice cloned by AI in Portugal

‘Memórias’, by Francisco Pinto Balsemão, is the first book in Portugal with the author's voice cloned by artificial intelligence (AI) and will be available as a podcast starting in January.

CNN | 19 December 2024

Balsemão's 'Memórias' is the first book in Portugal with the author's voice cloned by AI

Pinto Balsemão recorded some pages of his work in his own voice, and then Instinct used this recording to generate his voice for the reading of the entire 1,000-page book.

RTP | 19 December 2024

Balsemão's 'Memórias is the first book in Portugal with the author's voice cloned by AI

The book will be available in podcast format starting in January.

VISÃO | 19 December 2024

'Memórias' by Francisco Pinto Balsemão is the first book in Portugal with the author's voice cloned by AI

The book ‘Memórias’, authored by Francisco Pinto Balsemão, is the first in Portugal with the author’s voice cloned by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) program. The work will be available in podcast format starting in January.

Meios & Publicidade | 19 December 2024

'Memórias' by Francisco Pinto Balsemão is the first in Portugal with the author's voice cloned by AI

"I used what could be called my natural intelligence to write the more than a thousand pages of my memoirs. I thought that, to read them for this new podcast, I could and should rely on some help from artificial intelligence," says Francisco Pinto Balsemão (pictured), founder of Expresso and SIC.

NiT | 19 December 2024

Pinto Balsemão's biography to be launched as a podcast with voice cloned by AI

The innovative technique was made possible thanks to Artificial Intelligence. You can listen to it in a new podcast arriving in January.

SAPO | 19 December 2024

Pinto Balsemão's biography to be launched as a podcast with voice cloned by AI

"Memórias" by Francisco Pinto Balsemão is the first book in Portugal with the author's voice cloned by artificial intelligence (AI) and will be available as a podcast starting in January.