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By Lauren Haughey

He has one of the most instantly recognisable voices in Britain, but have you ever wondered what David Attenborough would sound like speaking German?

Well, now you can find out, thanks to a new AI tool that can clone anyone's voice and make them say anything in multiple languages. 

The tool, by ElevenLabs, requires just a few seconds of audio, and even maintains the speaker's original tone of voice.

Creators hope this will 'expand the horizons' in numerous fields including publishing, game development and the media.

You can try it yourself on ElevenLabs' website using your own voice or that of your favourite celebrity!

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ElevenLabs tweeted: 'Introducing Eleven Multilingual v1: Our New Speech Synthesis Model! We’re thrilled to launch our new model supporting seven new languages: French, German, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Spanish. 

'This advancement expands the horizons for creators, game developers, and publishers, and it paves the way for using generative media to create more localized, accessible, and imaginative content.'

Twitter was flooded with comments following the announcement, with users testing the software on different famous faces.

Donald Trump was among those toyed with as ElunaAI translated what appeared to be a clone of his voice saying he had 'never caused any controversy'.

Meanwhile, another user switched David Attenborough's voice to German as the BBC presenter spoke on the potential of AI.

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