[repsilat]

Maybe it's an uncanny valley thing, but I hate the fake emotion and attitude in this demo. I'd much rather it tried harder to be bland. I want something smart but not warm, and I can't imagine being frustrated by "lack of drama".

[porknubbins]

Programmers are sometimes accused of wanting to play god and bring the computer to life, usually out of some motive like loneliness. Its kind of ironic I see engineers do better treating computers as the mechanical devices they are, and its regular people who want to anthropomorphize everything.

[jiggawatts]

I want the Star Trek computer style and voice. Just the facts, to the point, no chit-chat.

[dwpdwpdwpdwpdwp]

I would prefer a robotic, unrealistic voice so I don’t start subconsciously thinking I’m hearing a real human speak.

[mnk47]

You can tell it to talk in a robotic, unrealistic way and it will do so.

Here is a demo from their presentation: https://youtu.be/D9byh4MAsUQ

[morgante]

I have the opposite impression from that demo.

It doesn't sound like a neutral, boring voice. It sounds like an overly dramatic person pretending to be a robot.

[mnk47]

>It sounds like an overly dramatic person pretending to be a robot

That's precisely what it was ordered to do.

[wahnfrieden]

That's not even AI. Imagine a store sales rep speaking like that. It's inappropriate and off-putting. We expect it to improve but it's another "it'll come" situation.

[jasondigitized]

The good news is, in due time, you can decide exactly how you want your agent to talk to you. Want a snarky Italian or a pompous Englishman. It’s your choice.

[PopePompus]

https://youtu.be/HcXu4_K1tMQ?t=62