Amazon Alexa gets Amitabh Bachchan’s voice in India

In news that will thrill bollywood fanatics, Amazon has rolled out India’s first celebrity voice on Alexa with the country’s biggest megastar Amitabh bachchan. the feature will allow users to ask for music, set alarms, and even get weather updates in big b’s

signature style. According to a blog post, the latest feature is created by leveraging AI with the help of deep learning, deep neural network-based models and test-tospeech. Amazon has made bachchan’s voice available on its digital assistant, Alexa, at an introductory price of rs 149 for one year. Users just need to say “Alexa, introduce me to Amitabh bachchan” to purchase the celebrity voice. You’ll be able to start interacting with the actor’s voice once the payment is done. According to a statement issued by Amazon, the celebrity experience features content handpicked by bachchan stories from his life, tongue twisters, selection of poems by his father and others.