Alexa may soon mimic voices, including dead relatives

I'd be more interested in talking to the personalities of my dead loved ones than their actual voices. More like ELIZA than Alexa.

Mind you, I have zero interest in Alexa anyway.
 
sideshowbob said:
I'd be more interested in talking to the personalities of my dead loved ones than their actual voices. More like ELIZA than Alexa.

Mind you, I have zero interest in Alexa anyway.
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That idea might capture a wider audience actually, than voice impersonations of dead relatives.

origin said:
It sounds exceedingly creepy to me.
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Agree. Not seeing a need to ever have a “digital seance.” Sounds morbid, in my opinion.

“Grandma, find my playlist.”

Just no.
 
It reminds me the guy who became paralized after some injury.
He could only use some computer generated text (like Stephen Hawking) to speak with his familly at home.
An engineer specialised at voice generation wanted to help him and used samples of his voice he had before his accident.
Now, the computer generated text sounds amazing, like before (with his accent and so on) say his wife.
Their children on the other place were surprised because they never really heard his real voice and for them "the computer voice" was associated with his personality.
Like for Stephen Hawking, if someone hear the computer voice he immediatly recognize "his" voice.

If the creation of such computer generated voice can become more easy to get it is some progress, in my opninion.
 
wegs said:
Why do you think so?
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Was my first reaction and I stand by it

As for a explanation as why I think it is stupid my brain is not giving me a answer to put down

But I trust my brain. If it provides a answer will let you know :) iß the best I can do sorry

:)
 
Michael 345 said:
Was my first reaction and I stand by it

As for a explanation as why I think it is stupid my brain is not giving me a answer to put down

But I trust my brain. If it provides a answer will let you know :) iß the best I can do sorry

:)
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No worries, just curious why people think the way they do.
 
Kristoffer said:
Good thing I have no intention of ever using Alexa/Siri etc.
My memories of dead loved ones shouldn't be tarnished by an AI.
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Along the line of my thinking

But I guess some people will use the ability offered in some fashion

I'm also of the opinion, the feature will, sadly, be abused

:)
 
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