By Harriet Flinn
Publication Date: 2026-05-07 05:56:00
A 30-second video found on an old MacBook was all that remained of Elena’s voice before motor neurone disease robbed her of the ability to speak as a teenager.
But it was all Perth speech pathologist Bradley Pang needed to bring her back – using new AI technology to recreate her voice and integrate it into her communication device.
“It was really exciting,” Mr Pang said.
“I’ve been treating Elena since I started as a speech-language pathologist, so helping her restore her voice and hearing her use it for the first time was pretty amazing.”
Mr Pang has been treating the 24-year-old for the past four years as a speech therapist for MSWA – a not-for-profit organization that provides vital support and services for people with neurological conditions in WA.
But only recently, advances in AI have opened the door to restoring voices for people like Elena.
Among the technologies that make this possible is ElevenLabs – a software that uses artificial intelligence to…
