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Published 11:33 23 Jun 2022 BST
Updated 11:41 23 Jun 2022 BST
Alexa, get my dead Grandma to tell me a bedtime story please (Photo: Getty)[/caption]
Prasad said the goal is to "make the memories last", after "so many of us have lost someone we love" during the pandemic.
"We are unquestionably living in the golden era of AI [Artificial Intelligence]," he said, "where our dreams and science fictions are becoming a reality."
But this area of AI has already faced criticism, for fear it could be used for the wrong reasons.
Microsoft Corp recently restricted which businesses could use its software to parrot voices, Reuters reports. The software aims to help people with speech impairments or other problems, but some worry it could also be used to spread political deepfakes.
Prasad said the aim of Amazon's new feature is "generalisable intelligence" or the ability to adapt to user environments and learn new concepts with little external input. He said that goal is "not to be confused with the all-knowing, all-capable, uber Artificial General Intelligence". He was referring to AGI, which Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company OpenAI is seeking. Amazon declined to share when the mimicking voice feature will come out. Related stories:Man shot with crossbow on UK university campus
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