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In pursuit of the perfect AI voice

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The virtual personal assistant is romanticized in utopian portrayals of the future from The Jetsons to Star Trek. Its the cultured, disembodied voice at humanitys beck and call, eager and willing to do any number of menial tasks.

In its early real-world implementations, a virtual receptionist directed customers (To hear more menu options, press 9). Voice-typing software transcribed audio recordings. It wasnt until 2011 that Apple released Siri and the public had its first intera…Read more

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