{"id":2292097,"date":"2024-07-10T16:15:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T20:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-congresswoman-with-brain-disorder-uses-ai-to-speak-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T16:19:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T20:19:24","slug":"virginia-congresswoman-with-brain-disorder-uses-ai-to-speak-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-congresswoman-with-brain-disorder-uses-ai-to-speak-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia congresswoman with brain disorder uses AI to speak &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-congresswoman-with-brain-disorder-uses-ai-to-speak-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292097&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article is about Virginia congresswoman Jennifer \u200bWexton, \u2062who is using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-impeaching-incitement-to-canceling-conservatism\/\" title=\"From Impeaching Incitement to Canceling Conservatism\">artificial intelligence<\/a> to help her communicate as she battles a brain disorder. Wexton \u200dwas diagnosed with \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-jennifer-wexton-will-not-seek-reelection-due-to-new-diagnosis\/\" title=\"Rep. Jennifer Wexton won&#039;t run again after new diagnosis.\">progressive supranuclear palsy<\/a>,\u2064 which has affected her ability to speak, hear, and move. She shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/francis-fukuyama-end-of-putins-history-could-come-in-the-next-few-months\/\" title=\"Fukuyama predicts Putin&#039;s era may end soon.\">video\u2062 showcasing<\/a> her new AI voice and expressed how the\u2062 technology\u200d has \u2062empowered her to continue her work. The article highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-restaurant-owners-want-to-play-fair-so-far-they-say-newsom-hasnt\/\" title=\"Late-night restaurant owners want to play fair. So far, they say, Newsom hasn&#039;t\">creative ways<\/a> in which technology can\u2062 assist individuals \u2063facing health challenges and emphasizes that their abilities \u200bdo not define them.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Virginia congresswoman with brain disorder uses AI to speak<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/arosciglione\/\">Annabella Rosciglione<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-10T15:04:10-04:00\">July 10, 2024 3:04 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jennifer Wexton<\/a> (D-VA) is using a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>artificial intelligence<\/a> tool to find her voice as she\u00a0battles a brain disorder that affects her ability to speak. <\/p>\n<p>Last year, Wexton was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, which prohibits some of her ability to speak, hear, and move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor those of you who heard me speak before PSP robbed me of my full voice, you may think your ears are deceiving you right now. I assure you they are not,\u201d the voice reads in a video Wexton posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very pleased to debut my new AI voice today and share how this remarkable technology has helped empower me to keep living my life and doing the job I love,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your ears aren\u2019t deceiving you\u2014AI has allowed me to make a new model of my voice like it was before my PSP.<\/p>\n<p>I hope this helps show creative ways we can empower people facing the kinds of health and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uber-eats-slated-to-start-accepting-snap-benefits-next-year\/\" title=\"Uber Eats to accept SNAP benefits in 2022.\">accessibility challenges<\/a> I have and demonstrate our abilities don\u2019t define us. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ztXDjCgi63\">pic.twitter.com\/ztXDjCgi63<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jennifer Wexton (@RepWexton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepWexton\/status\/1811089786871877748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAI can be a scary new frontier, especially if used in the wrong ways by people with bad intentions \u2014 but it also can provide new, unimaginable, and life-changing opportunities for Americans with disabilities,\u201d Wexton said on X.<\/p>\n<p>Wexton previously used a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2993674\/congresswoman-brain-disorder-uses-text-to-voice-app-house-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>text-to-speech app<\/a> while speaking on the House floor and became the first member of Congress to use such a device. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wexton has served <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Virginia<\/a>\u2019s 10th Congressional District since 2019 and is <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/wexton-congress-parkinsons-election-adb9db9dd6c8b92e17a9599924ae4170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>not seeking<\/a> reelection this November following her diagnosis. She is vacating a possibly competitive seat in the district, which encompasses Rappahannock County, Fauquier County, and Loudoun County. The area typically votes blue but has<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpap.org\/redistricting\/redistricting-2021\/us-house-of-representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> shifted slightly right<\/a> due to redistricting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m heartbroken to have to give up something I have loved after so many years of serving my community,\u201d Wexton said at the time of the announcement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia congresswoman Jennifer Wexton, who is battling a brain disorder that affects her ability to speak, is using artificial intelligence technology to communicate. Wexton was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy last year, which has impacted her speech, hearing, and movement. She recently debuted her new AI voice in a video, expressing gratitude for the technology that has allowed her to continue her work as a congresswoman. Wexton believes that AI has the potential to empower individuals facing health and accessibility challenges. She previously used a text-to-speech app on the House floor and is now using AI to create a model of her voice before her diagnosis. Wexton, who has served Virginia&#8217;s 10th Congressional District since 2019, will not seek reelection in November due to her health condition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2292098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/jennifer-wexton-virginia.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14505,34569,6200,5468],"class_list":["post-2292097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ai","tag-brain-disorder","tag-congresswoman","tag-virginia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/jennifer-wexton-virginia.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}