Tag: Audrey

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Author
Nathan Jacobson
Date
March 8, 2023

Categorized
Virtual Reality

Tagged
Alexa, Audrey, Cortana, Natural Language Processing, Siri, skeuomorphism, speech recognition software, speech synthesis, voice assistants}

Talking Boxes

_{Seductive Optics and Skeuomorphic Intelligence, Part III.} _{Nathan Jacobson

March 8, 2023

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Virtual Reality}

There will be synthesized versions of gravelly voices, deep baritones, fast talkers, low talkers, high talkers, yada, yada, yada. Amazon has added functions to enable Alexa to whisper, emphasize a word, or mimic local slang. But as our talking boxes run their routines, they understand nothing. Read More ›

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Author
Caitlin Cory
Date
July 28, 2021

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Media

Tagged
Alexa, apple, Audrey, Cortana, Microsoft, Mohamad Awad, Roz Burch, Siri, Smart Adaptive Voice "SAV", text-to-speech technology, Website Voice}

You Can Now Hear Our Articles When You Are Driving or Sweeping Up

_{Curious about that "loudspeaker" icon that has recently appeared in our articles?} _{Caitlin Cory

July 28, 2021

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Artificial Intelligence, Media}

You may have recently noticed a new icon that’s appeared on your screen at the beginning of our articles. If you press the little black button with the loudspeaker icon, you will find our article being read aloud for you. This exciting new application – which will make it easier for our readers to enjoy our content even while driving, doing chores, or running errands – is made possible by WebsiteVoice advances in artificial intelligence technology. WebsiteVoice is a text-to-speech application that converts blog posts and online articles into audible material. It serves over 4,000 clients worldwide in 30 different languages. Founded by Mohamad Awad and Roz Burch, the WebsiteVoice team calls itself “a group of avid readers and podcast Read More ›