Is Siri a real voice?

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 a real human voice?

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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Is Siri an artificial voice?

Siri is Apple's personal assistant for iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS devices that uses voice recognition and is powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
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Which is the original Siri voice?

She's been in the hands of over 100 million people. Perhaps she's slept on your nightstand. She may have even drunk-dialed your ex. And guess what: Susan Bennett, the original voice of Apple's Siri, never saw it coming.
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Is there a black Siri?

Apple is releasing two new voices with iOS 14.5. Brandon Pamplin, a systems administrator in Pittsburgh, downloaded a preview version of Apple's software update and set up Siri with one of the new voices, which he describes as the voice of a Black woman.
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Meet the real woman behind the voice of Siri



Why is Siri's voice weird?

There can be multiple reasons behind Siri's unexpected change of voice. It could be due to a bug, because of Low Power Mode, involuntary change to Siri's voice settings, and more.
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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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How was Siri voice made?

She worked in a home recording booth in July 2005, more than four hours each day, reading phrases and sentences. The recordings were then concatenated into the various words, sentences, and paragraphs used in the Siri 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 the real voice of Alexa?

Nina Rolle is most likely behind Alexa

According to Wired, Stone's research for his book, "Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire," pointed to Boulder, Colorado, voice actress Nina Rolle.
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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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How much does Siri get paid?

There are over 700 million iPhones in the world, and since 2011 they've all come with Siri, a virtual personal assistant who can help you do everything from check weather forecasts to drunk-dial your ex (hey, she's here to help, not judge).
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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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Who is better Alexa or Siri?

Conclusion. Features and functionalities of both these platforms are on par. But due to its universality in connecting with multiple devices seamlessly, Alexa wins over Siri, a premium a sophisticated system.
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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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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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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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How do I get the female Siri voice?

Go to Settings > Siri & Search. Tap Language to change the language that Siri uses for requests and responses. Tap Siri Voice to change the voice that Siri speaks.
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Why is there a new Siri voice?

Axios notes that the new voice sounds more gender-neutral than earlier Siri voices. Apple confirmed to the publication that it was recorded by a member of the LGBTQ+ community, though the company didn't offer any further details on the voice actor's identity.
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Why do I sound like a robot on my iPhone?

Answer: A: The person receiving your phone call is telling you that your voice sounds like a robot. This means that the issue may be with your microphone and not your speaker. This may also have something to do with a bad cell connection / service.
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Who is Siri's enemy?

Introducing Evi: Siri's new worst enemy.
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Who is better Google or Siri?

The results for answering the simple questions correctly was Google at 76.57%, Alexa at 56.29% and Siri at 47.29%. The results for answering the complex questions correctly, which involved comparisons, composition and/or temporal reasoning was similar in ranking: Google 70.18%, Alexa 55.05% and Siri 41.32%.
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What happens if you say happy birthday to Siri?

Say “Happy Birthday” to Siri. Apart from all Siri's problems, let's celebrate the personal assistant's 10th anniversary. If you say “Happy Birthday, Siri,” here's what it will say: “Yes, it will be happy.
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