Amazon’s Alexa could soon replicate the voices of family members – even if they are dead. The capability, unveiled at Amazon’s Re:Mars conference in Las Vegas, is in development and would allow the virtual assistant to mimic the voice of a specific person based on less than a minute of recording. The development is likely to prove controversial (Amazon/PA)“These attributes have become even more important during the ongoing pandemic when so many of us have lost ones that we love,” Mr Prasad said. The voice assistant then continues to read the book in that same voice. To create the feature, Mr Prasad said the company had to learn how to make a “high-quality voice” with a shorter recording, as opposed to hours of recording in a studio.

Source: Irish Examiner June 24, 2022 04:48 UTC