Computer Darlings
Imagine waking up in the morning having your computer greeting you with, "good morning dear", except the computer voice technology as the author has described it, "... sounds like a dyslexic robot who spent his formative years in Eastern Europe." Eeeeekkkkksss....
If you're interested in reading the rundown on the development of Computer Voice Technology - read here.
As for my version as to why computer voices still don't sound human? Because it doesn't have a vocal cord! Har har.
"But we're still a long way from a computer being able to understand that when an albino points a pistol at you, you're supposed to scream." (WTH?!)
"But we're still a long way from a computer being able to understand that when an albino points a pistol at you, you're supposed to scream." (WTH?!)
March 5, 2009 at 7:23 PM
I wonder if that's a Da Vinci Code reference
March 5, 2009 at 8:24 PM
Aw that's it! But I still don't get it.. ><