Call Identification and Blocking Apps Truecaller In a big step, the company announced that it will allow users to create an AI-powered version of their voice to answer calls.MicrosoftIn collaboration with Azure AI Speech, users can access their AI assistant to record their own voice and let the AI learn to generate a version of the user's voice.
Raphael Mimoun, Truecaller product director and general manager, said in a blog post that this feature not only increases users' familiarity and comfort, but also demonstrates how artificial intelligence can change the way we interact with digital assistants.
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Users can see the reason for the call and choose how to respond, including answering the call or having the AI assistant answer. The AI assistant is currently only available in select countries and was first launched in the Truecaller app in 2022. Users can choose from preset voices to represent themselves, which further personalizes the service.
Azure AI Speech demonstrated its personal voice feature at the Build conference, which allows people to record and replicate voices. Microsoft emphasized that the use of personal voice is limited and only suitable for specific use cases, such asVoice AssistantIn addition, Microsoft automatically adds watermarks to audio generated by personal voices and has published a code of conduct that requires users to obtain full consent from the person being recorded and prohibits impersonation.
It remains to be seen how personal voice performs compared to a user's own voicemail messages, which will bring a whole new communication experience to users.