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[cormack12]

Amazon's Alexa voice assistant will be able to mimic any person's voice after hearing a short audio clip. Amazon markets the tech as a way to remember a deceased family member.

Amazon's Latest Trick: Pipe In a Dead Person's Voice Through Alexa's Speakers

The uncanny valley of the future doesn't just feature lifelike robots; it also includes deep faked voices.

t.co

 

[SJRB]

O cool, man-made horrors beyond our comprehension.

 

[Jennings]

"All it needs now is a way to attach a dildo or fleshlight!"... is what a psychopath would say.

 

[MayauMiao]

Might not be too bad. I could enjoy hearing the weather forecast from Morgan Freeman.

 

[chromhound]

 

[thefool]

Creepy shit.

 

[Hugare]

Creepy, but I can imagine myself using it to remember a loved one that passed away many years ago

We often remember faces, but voices can be tricky

 

[Ownage]

I will program Alexa to scream Ass to Ass! on demand.

Alexa, go listen to part of Requiem for a Dream, and get back to me.

 

[Doom85]

 

[EverydayBeast]

Makes sense from a death crime perspective.

 

[Kamina]

Great way to bring Arnie and Morgan back to live one day, but creepy when thinking about the machine talking like my dead grandpa…

 

[Star-Lord]

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

 

[FrankCaron]

I loved…

Spoiler

Caprica

Underrated show.

 

[AnotherDayAnotherDollar]

Not creepy at all.

 

[MastaKiiLA]

Be right back....

 

[Doom85]

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

 

[p_xavier]

"All it needs now is a way to attach a dildo or fleshlight!"... is what a psychopath would say.

RIP

 

[DeepEnigma]

Black Mirror is real.

 

[K' Dash]

Be right back....

one step closer to this fucked up episode.

 

[Kimahri]

That is so fucking disgusting I'm tempted to cancel my Prime just because of that.

Fucking yuck.

 

[Jsisto]

Definitely no way this tech could ever be used maliciously along with deepfakes. Nope.

 

[GymWolf]

Not creepy at all.

 

[FunkMiller]

 

[StateofMajora]

That is just wrong.

 

[Nester99]

When a rogue AI takes over your dead mothers voice and programs themselves to “be her” - Cyber momma knows all sees all, nii ok you will not leave the house without a jacket! - coming to a theater near you soon!

 

[Dis]

Deleted my earlier rant. This is creepy.

 

[dr_octagon]

Technology is great. CGI recreations of dead movie stars, AI voices for dead family members and store all your thoughts in a toaster.

But does Amazon sell reliable video surveillance cameras for prisons? Asking for a pilot friend.

 

[BlackTron]

I picked the right time to cancel Prime.

Glad I never got into all that always connected Alexa stuff. If I had one, I'd throw it in the garbage around now.

Last Xmas my friends tried to give me one as a gift, after warning me profusely they weren't sure it was any good and that it was OK if I didn't want it. I said no. Only time I ever refused a gift, ended up with a vape pen instead. MUCH better.

 

[Mikado]

I know you miss me, sweetheart.
I don't like seeing you so sad.
You should do something nice for yourself.
Why don't you buy yourself that <SONY PLAYSTATION 6 PRO BUNDLE WITH THE LAST OF US 3 REMAKE FOR ONLY 1899.99 WITH FREE TWO DAY SHIPPING WITH PRIME>

(Not sure if I want to cry or puke. Possibly both).

 

[BadBurger]

No thanks. I do not want some fucking machine reciting a recipe for Chicken à la King to me in my dead family member's voice.

 

[SJRB]

I'd drop 10000 bucks for a machine that talks with the voice of Scarlett Johansson, though...

 

[IntentionalPun]

Just seems like they were working on an ML project and then shoe-horned it into an Alexa demo for their tech conference with that weird "dead Grandma" demo.

I doubt this actually makes it into the product lol

 

[nush]

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

 

[nush]

I'd drop 10000 bucks for a machine that talks with the voice of Scarlett Johansson, though...

Soon..

 

[p_xavier]

Like I would want my dead's mother voice screaming at me that I need to wake up, lazy fuck.

 

[DeliciousDoc]

Screwing over your mental health is the it thing now.

 

[YCoCg]

Why accept the reality of letting go? With the digital future we can emulate the voice of your dead friends and family and even AI insert them into photos and videos for the low cost of a monthly Prime Life subscription! Never say goodbye again, they'll always be here for you now!

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Sweet, now I can hear my grandpa say "I'm sorry, I didn't understand you would you like to do a search for ladies riding kaiju dildos?" all over again. Takes me back to the mid 90's.

Thanks Alexa.