Truecaller has a caller ID app that can block and record calls merged with Microsoft to give its users a way create an AI assistant that uses its own voice. The company first introduced an AI assistant in 2022 that could answer calls and screen for its users. It already offers several voices to choose from, but the personal voice feature of Microsoft’s Azure AI Speech allows users to develop a personalized digital assistant. looks like them.
Users will have to record themselves reading a sentence giving Truecaller permission to use their voice. They will also need to read a training script that the technology will then use to capture the speech so that they can create a believable digital audio copy. When someone calls them, the assistant will screen it and pretend to be a “digital” version of the user. For example, in a product demo presented by Truecaller Product Director and General Manager Raphael Mimoun, his assistant answered the call: “Hello! I’m digital Raphael Mimoun! May I ask who’s calling?” After the caller answers, the assistant asks if the call is urgent or if it can wait before making the call.
“By integrating the personal voice capabilities of Microsoft Azure AI Speech into Truecaller, we’ve taken a significant step toward providing a truly personalized and engaging communication experience,” said Mimoun. However, callers interacting with a robot version of their friend or colleague can be unsettling, even creepy.
Microsoft demonstrated Azure AI Speech’s personal voice at Build this year, where it also revealed that digital creative company Wondershare is integrating the new feature into its video editing tools. It will also allow Wondershare users to create an AI assistant using their own voice, which they can then use to create audiobooks and podcasts.
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