So your Alexa may soon be imitating your estranged friend or, possibly, someone off TV. The news follows a discussion about a Google chatbot, which an engineer claimed was sensitive and could express thoughts and feelings. At a conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, a video portrayed a child who asked, “Alexa, can Grandma end up reading me the Wizard of Oz?” A little while later, Alexa confirmed the order and changed her voice. She spoke soothingly, less robotically, seemingly listening to the person’s grandmother in real life. Read more: “I fell in love with my girlfriend with artificial intelligence – and she saved my marriage” Microsoft Corp. recently restricted which companies could use its software to parrot voices. The goal is to help people with speech problems or other problems, but some worry that it could also be used to spread fake policies. He said the goal is “not to be confused with the omniscient, omnipotent, uber artificial general intelligence” or AGI, which is sought after by Alphabet’s DeepMind unit and OpenAI co-founder Elon Musk.
