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  "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91587783/how-siri-alexa-sound-so-human-computer-engineer-explains?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss",
  "title": "How do Siri and Alexa sound so human? A computer engineer explains",
  "summary": "Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com . How is a text-to-speech voice made? – Sarah G٫ age 11٫ Seguin٫ Texas When you talk to computerized assistants like Siri or Alexa , they reply in voices that sound very human. But how do computers, smartphones and apps actually talk like a person? They use a technology called text-to-speech . When you speak, your lungs push air up your windpipe a",
  "authors": "The Conversation",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "children-education",
  "orgs": "amazon",
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-12T13:42:42.000Z",
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  "source_name": "Fast Company Tech",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.fastcompany.com/technology",
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  "original_url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91587783/how-siri-alexa-sound-so-human-computer-engineer-explains?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss",
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  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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