Alexa Could Soon Mimic Your Dead Relative’s Voice

Alexa is learning a new skill – imitating real human voices.

 
 

Amazon developers are working on a feature that would allow the digital voice assistant to mimic a person’s voice – based on recordings of less than a minute.

 
 

That could include a lost relative – a product demonstration in Las Vegas had a young child ask

“Alexa, can Grandma finish reading me the Wizard of Oz?”

 
 

Head scientist Rohit Prasad said impersonating lost relatives can help “make their memories last” – and build greater trust with Alexa users.

 
 

 
 


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