亚马逊语音助手Alexa可模仿已故亲人声音，AI是否真的需要“人性”？（朗读版）|E0628

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▍原文

The latest iteration of Amazon's Alexa voice assistant could sound eerily familiar.

The company announced on Wednesday during its annual re:MARS conference, which focuses on artificial intelligence innovation, that it's working on an update to its Alexa system that would allow the technology to mimic any voice, even a deceased family member.

The concept stems from Amazon looking at new ways to add more "human attributes" to artificial intelligence, especially "in these times of the ongoing pandemic, when so many of us have lost someone we love," Prasad, an Amazon senior vice president, said. "While AI can't eliminate that pain of loss, it can definitely make their memories last."

▍语言点 

1. iteration /ˌɪt(ə)rˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 迭代

· the latest iteration 最新的版本 

2. eerily /ˈɪər(ə)li/ adv. 诡异地 

· eerie /ˈɪəri/ adj.怪异又吓人的(strange, mysterious and frightening) 

3. artificial intelligence(AI) 人工智能

4. innovation /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 创新 

5. work on 致力于推动或完成某事

· He’ll have to work on getting fit before the game.

他必须在比赛前努力变得健壮。 

6. mimic /ˈmɪmɪk/ v. 模仿

7. deceased /dɪˈsiːst/ adj. 已故的(只能修饰人)

· a deceased family member 已故的家人 

8. stem from 来源于……

· Their disagreement stemmed from a misunderstanding.

他们的分歧源于误解。

9. attribute /ˈætrɪbjuːt/ n. 属性

· human attributes 人性

10. ongoing /ˈɒŋˌɡəʊɪŋ/ adj. 持续的

· an ongoing debate 持续的辩论

· an ongoing process 持续的过程

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