Yesterday at 5:00 p.m. – by Jeanne Martin
During an interview with The ParisianAudrey Crespo-Mara revealed how the voice of Charles Biétry, mute due to Charcot’s disease, was recreated. The sports journalist is the guest of the portrait of the week this Sunday, January 26 in Seven to eight on TF1.
Sports journalist Charles Biétry is in the spotlight this Sunday, January 26, 2025 in the show Seven to eight on TF1 on the occasion of the release, on January 29, of his memoirs entitled The last wave (ed. Flammarion). Suffering from Charcot’s disease, the 81-year-old former Canal+ sports director lost the ability to speak. He will discuss – in a very special way – with Audrey Crespo-Mara about her pathology and her fight linked to assisted dying in France.
Charles Biétry mute due to illness: viewers will hear his voice thanks to artificial intelligence
During an interview with The Parisian published this Sunday, January 26, Audrey Crespo-Mara reveals behind the scenes of the portrait. The journalist notably explained how viewers will still be able to hear Charles Biétry thanks to artificial intelligence. “There was no question that illness, which deprived him of speech, would prevent him from testifying if he wanted to,” confided the interviewer. Thus, the daily reveals that Audrey Crespo-Mara had already sent her questions to Charles Biétry so that the latter could first answer them in writing. Software running on artificial intelligence then recreated “identical” the voice of the famous journalist in order to transcribe his oral responses “with his consent”.
Audrey Crespo-Mara very touched after her interview with Charles Biétry: “Only he could give such strength to his testimony”
The TF1 journalist welcomed the progress of this extraordinary interview which was recorded on Tuesday January 21, 2025. According to her, “only Charles Biétry could give such strength, such inspiration to his testimony”. Audrey Crespo-Mara was very touched by the statements of the former director of Eurosport, particularly on assisted dying in France. “It is a courageous and luminous testimony, an ode to the life that he gives us. His fight to continue living with his family, until the end, the memories of a happy professional life, and his disappointed hopes on the end of life project”she confided to our colleagues at Parisian. Join us this Sunday, January 26 from 7:30 p.m. on TF1 to discover the portrait of Charles Biétry in Seven to eight.
-Article written in collaboration with 6Medias.
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