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More brands want unique synthetic voices. How do the actors providing them maintain control?

by Stephanie Hughes
Apr 19, 2022
As the demand for vocal signatures grows, some platforms are giving actors a say in how their voices are used.
Brands are looking for a distinct digital voice to use with artificial intelligence devices, like the Amazon Echo Dot above.
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Are smart speakers enforcing gender inequity?

by David Brancaccio , Sasa Woodruff and Rose Conlon
Aug 1, 2019
Female voice assistants could be encouraging us to issue orders to women.
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Your smart speaker is always listening

by Molly Wood
Apr 12, 2019
And someone on the other side of it may be listening, too.
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Amazon's Alexa was a surprise hit, but what's its next play?

by Molly Wood
Dec 18, 2018
As its popularity increases, so do questions about privacy and security.
“We take privacy and security very seriously," Toni Reid, right, of Amazon, told Molly Wood last week at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Next Gen conference in Laguna Niguel, California.
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Smart homes for the holidays?

by Molly Wood
Nov 20, 2018
Consumers aren’t stopping at just one connected device.
The Vivint doorbell camera, a smart home device, is displayed at CES 2016 in Las Vegas.
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What to worry about when you worry about smart speakers

by Molly Wood
Oct 12, 2018
No, they're not recording your every word.
An assortment of recently launched Amazon devices, including an Echo Input, Echo Show, Echo Plus, Echo Sub, Echo Auto and Fire TV Recast are pictured at the company headquarters in Seattle in September.
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How voice-activated speakers are lending a virtual hand to parents

by Carrie Barber
Jul 20, 2017
Digital assistants are finding a new purpose as entertainment for children and pets.
Alexa, read me a story.
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