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NBC News reported on Monica O'Callaghan, who used AI voice cloning after ALS took her speech and delivered a wedding speech in her own voice. We unpack the nonprofit licenses, clinical support, recording windows, and fidelity limits that decide whether a preserved voice is actually usable.
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[Using AI to clone and bank people's voices who are losing them because of diseases like ALS](https://www.nbcnews.com/video/ai-voice-cloning-helps-woman-with-als-get-her-voice-back-272012357766)
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# Using AI to clone and bank people's voices who are losing them because of diseases like ALS
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After ALS took her ability to speak, Monica O'Callaghan turned to AI voice cloning technology to preserve her voice. The breakthrough helped her deliver an emotional wedding speech in her own voice and reclaim part of her identity.Oct. 22, 2026
[Get more newson](https://www.nbcnews.com/watch)
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03:05 * ## 'I am not an AI-friendly actor': Nicolas Cage says he refused to sign Amazon AI waiver
02:51 * ## BlackRock CEO says he's more fearful of losing the AI race than an AI bubble
03:06
[Get more newson](https://www.nbcnews.com/watch)
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[Using AI to clone and bank people's voices who are losing them because of diseases like ALS](https://www.nbcnews.com/video/ai-voice-cloning-helps-woman-with-als-get-her-voice-back-272012357766)
Oct. 22, 202603:33
* Now Playing
## Using AI to clone and bank people's voices who are losing them because of diseases like ALS
03:33 * UP NEXT
## AI and the cognitive confidence trap
05:20 * ## Eight states sue OpenAI claiming ChatGPT harms children
01:17 * ## An AI-powered chip allows an amputee to control his robot prosthetic with his mind
03:05 * ## 'I am not an AI-friendly actor': Nicolas Cage says he refused to sign Amazon AI waiver
02:51 * ## BlackRock CEO says he's more fearful of losing the AI race than an AI bubble
03:06 * ## Women compete for chance to leave their mark in a male-dominated AI world
02:44 * ## OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says people need to 'accept some bad things' for the benefits of AI
03:31 * ## The rise of parasite authors: How AI is impersonating authors' work
06:20 * ## Trump expected to name Jay Clayton as AI czar
02:50 * ## California AG Bonta issues subpoena against OpenAI over cybersecurity risk
06:15 * ## San Francisco's renaissance: Crime down, AI boom and a mayor on a mission
04:36 * ## New study says AI has 'pain signals', researchers say
04:58 * ## Trump and Tech Leaders Sign ‘Morally Binding’ AI Agreement
02:57 * ## Trump hosts tech leaders for meeting on A.I.
01:37 * ## Trump says he will sign executive order naming AI as Super Intelligence
00:59 * ## Trump to meet with AI executives as leaders call for regulation and voters weigh issue in midterms
03:46 * ## Trump Meets With Anthropic CEO Ahead of Key AI Summit
02:15 * ## AI-generated products push Etsy sellers off platform
02:46 * ## China's AI ambitions: automated factories, free models and a growing challenge to the U.S.
03:50
## Stay Tuned NOW
# Using AI to clone and bank people's voices who are losing them because of diseases like ALS
03:33
* Copied
After ALS took her ability to speak, Monica O'Callaghan turned to AI voice cloning technology to preserve her voice. The breakthrough helped her deliver an emotional wedding speech in her own voice and reclaim part of her identity.Oct. 22, 2026
[Get more newson](https://www.nbcnews.com/watch)
* Now Playing
## Using AI to clone and bank people's voices who are losing them because of diseases like ALS
03:33 * UP NEXT
## AI and the cognitive confidence trap
05:20 * ## Eight states sue OpenAI claiming ChatGPT harms children
01:17 * ## An AI-powered chip allows an amputee to control his robot prosthetic with his mind
03:05 * ## 'I am not an AI-friendly actor': Nicolas Cage says he refused to sign Amazon AI waiver
02:51 * ## BlackRock CEO says he's more fearful of losing the AI race than an AI bubble
03:06
[Get more newson](https://www.nbcnews.com/watch)
## Best of NBC News
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## [Thousands joined Key West's annual Zombie Bike Ride](https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/thousands-joined-key-west-s-annual-zombie-bike-ride-272019525807)
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