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Why do George and Gracie, the voices making BART announcements, sound so ancient?

The synthesized voices are part of a robotic text-to-speech system that's been announcing trains to BART passengers for 26 years.

The synthesized voices are part of a robotic text-to-speech system that's been announcing trains to BART passengers for 26 years.

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Berkeleyside broke the news 9 days ago on Monday, April 13, 2026.

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