Amazon Alexa Can <br />Now Mimic the Voice , of a Deceased Relative.<br />The new feature was unveiled in a demonstration video at the Re:Mars conference in Las Vegas on June 22.<br />Senior Alexa VP Rohit Prasad did the unveiling.<br />In the video, a child speaks to Alexa.<br />Alexa, can Grandma finish reading me the Wizard of Oz?, Alexa Demonstration Video, via CNBC.<br />Alexa first confirms the child's question with its default voice.<br />It then switches to a voice that is more human sounding and similar to the child's deceased grandmother.<br />Prasad stated that the feature is not yet available to the public and continues to be in development.<br />According to the Alexa team.<br />“less than a minute of recorded audio” of a person's voice <br />is all that is needed for the feature to work.<br />Prasad made it clear that the feature can be used to mimic any voice, .<br />but he focused on the fact that it could help a family remember someone they've lost.<br />While AI can’t eliminate that pain of loss, it can definitely make the memories last, Rohit Prasad, Senior VP Alexa Team, via CNBC.<br />Prasad stated that making Alexa more conversational <br />is a renewed goal for the technology, .<br />especially since “so many of us have lost someone we love” due to the pandemic.<br />A series of new features <br />have also been added to Alexa
