Last Updated: May 31, 2023, 18:12 IST
Alexa might converse in Morgan Freeman or Amitabh Bachchan’s voice
The distinctive characteristic was accessible for Alexa customers throughout the globe and in India it got here out later.
Amazon has confirmed the discontinuation of the celeb voices characteristic on Alexa, which means voices of celebrities like megastar Amitabh Bachchan, American actor Samuel L. Jackson, American former skilled basketball participant Shaquille O’Neal, amongst others, will now not be accessible to buy.
The characteristic goes away globally, plus Amazon will discontinue assist for celeb voices on Alexa-powered units within the coming days.
While buying Bachchan’s voice on Alexa, the web page said, “This talent is now not accessible for buy. Customers who beforehand bought this expertise will proceed to have entry for one yr from the date of buy”.
On purchasing Jackson’s voice on Alexa, the page mentioned that the personality voice for Alexa is no longer available for purchase, and the customers who previously purchased the experience may continue to use the skill until April 30, 2023, by saying “Hey Samuel”.
Jackson was the primary voice to be launched and will inform customers jokes and tales or reply questions.
The celeb voices, which debuted in 2019, make use of Amazon’s neural text-to-speech mannequin, which employs machine studying and is meant to sound extra lifelike. Rather than utilizing pre-recorded responses, the mannequin generates voices with entertaining personalities.
In 2020, the characteristic got here to India, and Bachchan grew to become the primary celeb voice for Alexa within the nation.
