“Hello, I am Siri ‘: in addition to the voice, now the virtual butler Apple in the United States also has a face. revolutionary technology behind the iPhone Assistant is a real woman, named Susan Bennett. As reported by CNN, Bennett is a voice actress in Atlanta, and decided to come forward and tell her story driven by the insistence of her husband and children. Bennett does not want to reveal his age, but explains to work as a voice actor since 1970, and have thought a lot before deciding to come out.
The story of how the woman Siri has become starts in 2005 , when the ScanSoft software company, was looking for an entry for a new project. He turned to a company of voice technology for automated voice in Atlanta, GM Voice and chose Bannett. She did not know how her voice would be used, and it was a real surprise when he discovered that the virtual assistant of the iPhone. “I had bought the phone, but I went on the internet and feeling the video clip I had no doubts,” he says.
The house of Cupertino does not confirm The identity of the woman that from 4 October 2011, with the presentation of the iPhone 4S, recommended restaurants, providing directions, and answers questions most outlandish of millions of Americans, but several professionals who know his voice and worked with her in no doubt. According to experts, companies that use voice systems try to do everything possible to keep them anonymous. “The companies are competing to create the best sound and their concern is the profit – said Marcus Graham, CEO of GM Voice – Speaking of vocal talent, from their point of view, it is probably considered a distraction.” In addition to Graham, who said he had worked with Bennett for 25 years, to have no doubt that Siri is just the voice actress of Atlanta, is a legal expert who deals with voice recognition. Ed Primeau, of Rochester Hills, Michigan, has compared the two voices, and said he was sure “100%.” In addition, in October 2005, a few months after the recordings effected Bennett, ScanSoft has purchased and assumed the name of Nuance Communications, the same company that has provided the technology behind Apple’s Siri.
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