indistinguishable from a human.
Computer experts at IBM have invented the technology to be used on
telephone helplines, satellite navigation systems and even on cameras
or iPods.It is so sophisticated that the devices will be able to pause
for effect or cough to attract the users' attention, spelling an end
to the irritating monotone voices that have become a part of everyday
modern life.
The new technology, called "generating paralinguistic phenomena via
markup in text-to-speech syntheses", has only recently been patented.
The software will even be able to react to a situation, telling us to
"shhh" if they are being interrupted or coughing to gain attention.
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