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Amazon feature has Alexa speaking in voice of late relative

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Whether you find it creepy or comforting depends on your disposition, but Amazon has found a way to get Alexa to speak in the voice of a deceased relative.
Whether you find it comforting or creepy rather depends on your disposition, but Amazon has found a way to get Alexa to speak in the voice of anyone — including a deceased relative. The feature was explained by Rohit Prasad, senior vice president and head scientist for the Alexa team, during Amazon’s Re:Mars conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 22. According to CNBC, Prasad said engineers had deployed AI technology to create a way for its digital assistant to mimic a voice after listening to just one minute of recorded audio of the person speaking. In a demonstration video played at the event, a child says, “Alexa, can Grandma finish reading me The Wizard of Oz?” After acknowledging the child’s request in its usual voice, Alexa began speaking in a voice very similar to that of the child’s grandmother.

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