disembodied

Microphones scramble dialogue so that voices become disembodied.

If an Al Michaels bot that sounds as good as this one still needs this much manpower to resemble a disembodied version of the real guy, it’s hard to see a “fully” automated host gracing the Los Angeles Olympics.

With a disembodied AI voice that resonates in everyone’s minds, questions about the future of humanity and its relationship with technology and memory, and enough twists to keep the pages turning late into the night, Turton proves he’s at the top of his game.

Eventually, the dancers rise and take on yet another kind of unison, all mouthing a single disembodied voice: Doherty’s.

Much like a conversational A.I., he remains disembodied, amorphous, a presence only in and through the telegraph machine.