If you want your Amazon Echo device to shout and swear at you in the voice of Samuel L. Jackson, well, soon you can do that.
Samuel L. Jackson is the first celebrity voice coming to Amazon Echo devices
Using neural text-to-speech technology that allows it to mimic the voices of celebrities, Amazon is rolling out upgrades that you can purchase for 99 cents that will cause your Echo devices to speak to you as if they’re your new, famous best friends. Jackson will be the first voice available. You can also “get to know him a little better by asking about his interests and career,” which is giving me some realIf Jackson isn’t really your speed, don’t worry — more 99-cent voice upgrades are coming soon. By next year, you should be able to download the voices of celebrities like Harrison Ford, Cardi B, and Anthony Hopkins so you can direct Han Solo or a Grammy-winner to order you more dishwasher pods and remind you to water the plants.
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