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Iconic London Tube voice replaced by AI

March 15, 2025, 11:01 am EDT

“The iconic voice of the London Underground has expressed her sadness at the replacement of her voice with an AI bot.” Metro reports.

“Elinor Hamilton’s announcements have been substituted by a ‘text-to-speech’ tool at Colindale Station, a Freedom of Information request to Transport for London has revealed.”

“The 46-year-old fears for the future of her late husband Phil Sayer’s voice, who is behind the famous ‘Mind the Gap’ message.”

“TfL confirmed last week that Colindale Station, on the Northern Line, has switched to a ‘text-to-speech voice provided by Zentiel’ for tannoy announcements.”

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