If you want to listen to some guy demo Siri and talk about TTS for four minutes and eleven seconds, here you go lmao.
I talk about Siri's new TTS improvements in iOS 18.4, and try unsuccessfully to get info about places in California. Amazingly, I have much better luck with getting answers about machine learning and what it's used for. What a time to be alive, or something.
@ZBennoui Thanks for sharing! I have always thought that the "bright" Siri voice sounds like one of the early AD narrators. If you have ever watched The Good Place or Brooklyn99 you may have heard her. :)
@Peiress Oh yeah I know what you're talking about. Wonder if the voice actor who recorded the data for this is precluded from doing any more work because her voice would be recognizable now. I haven't heard her on anything other than Siri and Apple adjacent things. Funnily enough, I did hear the VO artist who did Siri's TTS when iOS 7 was released in a AAA commercial.
@ZBennoui I like your demo.
@ZBennoui Yup, just as responsive as per usual. Siri sucks!
@ZBennoui Good demo though.