Is Siri a real person?

Apparently, it took us many years before we witnessed the real woman who presented as Siri's actual voice. According to a report by Slash Gear, in 2013, Susan Bennett, the voice behind the Apple assistant, confirmed his role to CNN. Originally, Bennett said that this voice-acting project began back in July 2005.
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Is Siri the voice of a real person?

Siri, of course, did not have just one original voice actor. Susan Bennett is the one we're familiar with here in the United States, but in the UK, Jon Briggs served as Siri's original voice, while Karen Jacobsen was Australia's first Siri.
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Who is the voice of Siri now?

Susan Alice Bennett (née Cameron, born July 31, 1949) is an American voice actress and a former backup singer for Roy Orbison and Burt Bacharach. She is best known as the female American voice of Apple's Siri personal assistant, since the service was introduced on the iPhone 4S on October 4, 2011.
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Who is Siri's enemy?

Introducing Evi: Siri's new worst enemy.
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Is Siri listening to me all the time?

No. Apple says that Siri is not eavesdropping at all. Instead, the software's ability to respond to a voice command is programmed in. So, it's not really listening at all times.
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Meet the real woman behind the voice of Siri



Is Alexa a real person?

You might be surprised to know that the voice of Alexa is not formed from any real person. Rather, Alexa's voice is generated by artificial intelligence. Alexa's voice was developed using special software that evolved from text-to-speech technology.
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Who gave Siri her voice?

Susan Bennett, who accidentally became the voice of Apple's revolutionary voice assistant, says the experience showed how critical accessible tech is.
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Is Siri a boy or a girl?

Siri actually has no gender (if you don't believe us, just ask it). Siri had a default female voice for many years, but you had the option to change it to a male voice instead. You can even give Siri six different accents: American, Australian, British, Indian, Irish, or South American.
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Is Siri a robot?

Due to the fact that Siri is essentially a robot, her voice lacks emotional, rhythmic, and other culturally acquired sound characteristics prevalent in the human voice.
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Why is Siri named Siri?

Who came up with the name? Kittalaus did. As he revealed at a startup conference in Chicago this week, he planned to name his daughter Siri after a former coworker (in Norwegian, Siri means "beautiful woman who leads you to victory") and even registered the domain Siri.com.
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Who is Google's voice?

Google Assistant launched using the voice of Kiki Baessell for the American female voice, the same actress for the Google Voice voicemail system since 2010. From 2016 until present day, the Assistant's default voice is portrayed by Antonia Flynn.
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Does Amazon Alexa spy on you?

No, Alexa does not record all your conversations — just some of them. According to Amazon, Alexa records what you say only after the Echo or Alexa-enabled device detects your wake word. Then — or after you press your device's action button — Alexa starts recording your request, sending it up to Amazon's cloud.
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Who gave Alexa her voice?

The voice of Alexa, the virtual assistant developed by Amazon, is provided by Nina Rolle, a Colorado-based voiceover artist, according to a new book.
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Is Siri a spy?

In many cases Siri needs to connect to Apple's servers in order to carry out your enquiry, the request can't be carried out 'on device'. Apple claims that this information is anonymous but that's not completely true because it does need some associated data, such as your location, too give an accurate response.
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Is using Siri safe?

Apple maintains its commitment to privacy and security, but users are still concerned. Siri collects a wide range of privacy and personal information that is highly sensitive for individual users. It is important for Apple to protect their users' data and keep them safe from leaks.
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Are iPhones spying on us?

Apple also denies using iPhone microphones or cameras to spy on users, but this is cold comfort for those who worry about their privacy when they have an iPhone in the room with them. The good news is, you're not totally helpless when it comes to protecting your data.
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Can you talk dirty to Alexa?

To set a swearing routine for Alexa, open your Alexa app for iOS or Android and tap More > Routines. Next, tap the + and type the name for your new routine, such as "Alexa swearing." Next, tap When this happens and choose your trigger to start setting up your Alexa swearing routine.
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Will Alexa call 911?

But will Alexa dial 911 for you in an emergency? You can't ask Alexa to dial 911 or other emergency services directly, unless you have an Echo Connect hooked to a landline phone. You can, however, set up a personal emergency contact and turn on Alexa Guard for home security.
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How do you make Alexa go mad?

For this example lets select Voice and type “get mad” and then hit Next. Then Add action and this time select Alexa Says and then Customized. Within this text field you can type whatever you want. I'll type “I've had it up to here with you Mike.
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Do you have a man's voice?

As discovered by Android Police, Google Assistant now has a male voice that's called "Voice II." So, if you are sick of the assistant's original female voice, you can change it a male voice. The feature is limited to US English as the system language, however.
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Can you change your voice?

On your Android phone or tablet, say "Hey Google, open Assistant settings." Or, go to Assistant settings. Under "All settings," tap Assistant voice. Choose a voice.
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Can I change your voice to Jarvis?

Yes, you can change your Google Assistant voice to Jarvis.
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What is Siri's birthday?

Happy 10th birthday Siri! At an Apple Special Event on October 4th, 2011, Siri was born.
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How old is the Siri voice?

The 72-year-old woman admitted that she dedicated long hours of practice for the recording of this voice AI. With the help of ScanSoft, she managed to finish the voice-acting project thanks to a five-day weekly practice. Of course, we assumed that Apple originally created this voice AI, but that's not the case here.
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