Facilitating Voice Cloning in Intelligent Voice Assistants for Improving Mental Health of Elderly People
摘要
Senior citizens often face loneliness and demotivation as they are not able to socialize due to their physical conditions. This develops a feeling of isolation in elderly people. This affects the mental health of elderly people and eventually hinders their recovery from any kind of health issue. Thus, it is important for elderly peoples to maintain good mental health. We propose a voice assistant for elderly people’s healthcare that focuses on maintaining good mental health. The voice assistant will converse with the senior citizen in the cloned voice of a person related to the user. It will analyze the behavior of the user and generate responses in the cloned voice accordingly. The voice assistant can also remind the elderly people about important daily activities. It will provide companionship to the users, which will reduce the feeling of depression, loneliness, and isolation. This helps the elderly people to maintain a healthy lifestyle.