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Associated Press
Associated Press
Amazon's Alexa may quickly duplicate the voice of the family, even if they are dead.
A feature announced at Amazon's Re: Mars conference in Las Vegas is under development and can mimic a specific person's voice based on less than a minute of recording provided by a virtual assistant. will do so.
Alexa's Senior Vice President and Head Scientist, Rohit Prasad, said at the event on Wednesday that the purpose behind this feature is to increase user confidence in interacting with Alexa. "
" These attributes became even more important during the ongoing pandemic when many of us lost what we loved, "Prasad said. Told. "AI can't get rid of the pain of that loss, but it can definitely make their memories last longer."
In a video played by Amazon at the event, a young child said, "Alexa, Grandma." Can I finish reading the Wizard of Oz? " Alexa then confirms the request and switches to another voice that mimics the child's grandmother. The voice assistant then continues to read the book with the same voice.
Prasad says the company needs to learn how to create "high quality audio" with short recordings rather than hours of recording in the studio to create this feature. I am.
Amazon does not provide details about this feature. This development will increase ethical questions about privacy concerns and consent.
