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- Amazon has a new feature that could be cool, or creepy.
- The Alexa voice assistant will be able to recreate anyone's voice, including the voice of a deceased relative.
- An example was previewed at a conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
- Alexa’s senior vice president Rohit Prasad showed a video where a child asked Alexa to read a bedtime story in dearly departed grandma's voice.
- How can the device do this? All Alexa needs is a minute of someone's speech. Artificial intelligence takes over to recreate the voice as best as possible.
- Amazon did not announce when the feature would be available.
- Some opponents feel this technology could expand problems with scams and false narratives.