The voice of Alexa, like the voice of many AI devices and automated phone systems, is no-nonsense. She’s not happy or sad, interested or bored. She’s just vanilla, with an occasional wrongly placed ...

Amazon announced this week that developers can have Alexa respond to questions with a happy or excited tone -- or a disappointed or empathetic tone. Amazon announced this week that developers can have ...

The voice-commanded AI bot that turns on lights and delivers the morning headlines in the same monotone, transactional fashion may soon respond to orders with a hint of compassion. The operating ...