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Amazon’s Alexa is getting a more natural-sounding voice

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21-09-2023 | 03:30

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Amazon’s Alexa is getting a more natural-sounding voice

In addition to getting a generative AI-powered upgrade, and the ability to continue conversations without again using the wakeword “Alexa,” Amazon’s voice assistant is going to gain a more natural-sounding voice.

The company introduced today an updated “speech-to-speech” engine that’s now more context-aware of the user’s emotions and the tone of your voice, which then allows Alexa to respond with a similar emotional variation in its output.

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https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/20/amazons-alexa-is-getting-a-more-natural-sounding-voice/

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