Amazon teaching Alexa to mimic voices of dead people

Since the launch of Alexa-powered Echo smart speakers in 2014, Amazon has made rapid progress in digital voice assistant technology and has garnered maximum market share in most global regions.

Over the past couple of years, Amazon has even managed to introduce celebrity voice-over for Alexa including Pulp Fiction movie fame Samuel J Jackson and Indian Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan.

In India, Amazon has even tried offering cricket match analysis in popular commentator Harsh Bhogle’s voice.

Based on an advanced voice recognition algorithm and hundreds of hours of voice data, Amazon has been able to empower Alexa to speak in celebrity voices.