Meta's AI Assistant Gets a Celeb Makeover

Meta's AI assistant has reached an impressive milestone of 400 million monthly users worldwide. As the company continues to develop this technology, it's no surprise that they're taking steps to make it even more appealing. One major upgrade is the addition of celebrity voices to the assistant's library. Imagine being able to ask your AI assistant a question and hearing John Cena's deep, motivational voice responding back.But how did we get here? The journey began with Meta's existing audio technologies, such as Voicebox speech sampling. This technology allowed the Meta AI assistant to parse your vocal inputs on various social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger. Now, the assistant can not only understand your voice but also respond with audible outputs of its own. At first, the Meta AI assistant had a soothing, neutral voice as its default setting. However, this is about to change. The company has announced that various celebrity mimicries will be added to the assistant's vocal library. You'll soon be able to ask questions and hear the voices of Awkwafina, Dame Judi Dench, John Cena, Keegan Michael Key, and Kristen Bell.