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Susan Bennett is the voice actor behind Apple's first iteration of Siri, released in 2011. She made recordings for ScanSoft in 2005, unaware that Apple would use them for Siri years later.
After failing to release its AI-powered Siri last year, Apple needs to do some major surgery on its voice assistant ASAP.
As the actors’ strike continues, voice actors hope for their own contract requiring consent and compensation for AI to reproduce their voice or likeness. Aug. 14, 2023 ...
Siri, of course, did not have just one original voice actor. Susan Bennett is the one we're familiar with here in the United States, but in the U.K., Jon Briggs served as Siri's original voice ...
The women behind the voices of Siri and TikTok speak out. Atlanta-based voice actor Susan Bennett is among the performers who signed vague contracts decades ago, not anticipating the advances in ...
Voice actor Susan Bennett is the original voice of Siri. She said she made voice recordings for ScanSoft, an interactive voice company now known as Nuance in 2005. Bennett said she didn't know her ...
March said AI improvements to its voice assistant Siri will be delayed until 2026, without giving a reason for the setback.
The professional voice actor revealed how much the most recognizable voices in the world actually get paid, including Siri. "Let's clear it up," DiMercurio began in her video. "A ton of you think ...
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Queen Noveen, who's been a voice-over actor and live announcer for nearly a decade, ... Oh, so she’s not a Siri!’ says Queen Noveen, who’s been in the industry for nearly a decade.
In a now-viral TikTok post, the voice actor clarified that while she isn't the voice of Siri, she does provide the connectivity voice lines for Bluetooth products.
In 2005, Susan Bennett, a voice actor made the recordings that Apple would eventually use to create Siri — but she says she had no idea at the time.