This is how Trump, Obama, and Clinton would sound if they were robots

A startup called Lyrebird is using machine learning to clone people's voices, and its first efforts are nothing short of terrifying. The Canadian company posted a 30-second clip on SoundCloud Friday showing off the capabilities of its algorithms. Your ears are first struck with the familiar booming voice of Barack Obama. The artificial intelligence expertly captures his instantly recognizable up-and-down vocal patterns, and the way the former president puts emphasis on the last syllable of words, like in "technology" in the opening question. You can still hear robotic qualities the algorithm isn't yet capable of stripping out, but those mostly disappear when the mic turns over to Donald Trump.