Amazon Brings Samuel L. Jackson's Voice To Alexa

At its annual hardware event on Wednesday, Amazon revealed a slew of updates to its virtual assistant, including the ability to add the voice of Samuel L. Jackson. Mashable reports: Amazon is using neural text-to-speech technology to replicate the iconic actor's voice, instead of having him record canned lines to repeat ad nauseam. The Samuel L. Jackson Alexa personality is launching later this year. Anyone who buys it in 2019 will get it for just $0.99. Humorously, there will be explicit and non-explicit versions of his voice available for use.

Motherfucker

[jwymanm]

Buying this immediately once it is available.

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[the_skywise]

And so Eddie Murphy's talking car idea comes to fruition.

Hey man, someone stole yo' battery - let's go get the motherfucker!

Re:Motherfucker

[bobstreo]

Buying this immediately once it is available.

Oh Mother Fucker, You'd Better Be Buying the Mother Fucking Explicit version,

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[weilawei]

Sam Jackson doesn't even have a good or memorable voice.

You're right. He's got the best motherfucking voice.

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[denzacar]

If Alexa suggests you get inside the trunk, just to Koreatown - don't.

Re: Motherfucker

[e3m4n]

Ok his voice AND delivery is pretty fucking awsome, BUT I still wont drink the cool-aid. No echo device for me. Even if it says Bad Mothafucka on it.

Re: Motherfucker

[mammothx]

Morgan Freeman. I would rather have his voice that Jackson. ^He's right you know.

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[nospam007]

Tried it, it's useless for shopping.
He always tries to order Big Kahuna-Burgers and Red Apple cigarettes.

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[Nidi62]

Buying this immediately once it is available.

I wonder what happens when you ask it to tell you Ezekiel 25:17?

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[Oligonicella]

I came to post under the same title, but the opposite reaction. I am so fucking tired of hearing his voice. Him and Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

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[account_deleted]

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Mr T.

[Anonymous Coward]

Mr T's voice is the only one I will ever buy, they need to make it available right now.

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[aevan]

Might have trouble ordering airline tickets though...

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[mrbester]

I pity the fool who tries to order airline tickets via Alexa, no matter whose voice responds.

Call Me When

[sexconker]

Call me when Shrek is an option.

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[the_skywise]

lol -
"Your footlong sandwich has been ordered, someone's compensatin' heh, heh... get it?... coz... oh never mind..."

Re:Call Me When

[ClickOnThis]

Gilbert Gottfried, FTW.

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[DontBeAMoran]

Why the hell would you want something that sounds like a dog whistle [youtu.be]?

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[necro81]

Gilbert Gottfried, FTW.

Why the hell would you want something that sounds like a dog whistle?

Well, it would prevent one from using Alexa. That's probably a good thing, right?

Re: Call Me When

[e3m4n]

I just saw him a few months ago on tour. Man he is looking pretty frail. Tried to get him to re-tell the aristocrats joke. He had a laugh.

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[Skubman]

Jackass. I read the post below yours in his voice. Now I'm reading this in his voice.

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[Translation Error]

I prefer to purchase the Masochist Bundle which also includes Fran Drescher's voice.

Now I get it

[youngone]

So that's why my son calls Samuel L Jackson "Hollywood's biggest whore".

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[DontBeAMoran]

Correction: Hollywood's biggest motherfucking whore.

Re: Now I get it

[e3m4n]

Does he look like a bitch?

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[aquabat]

What?

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[cayenne8]

What?

Say "what" again....I DARE you.....I DOUBLE DOG DARE you..!!!

;)

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[EvilSS]

So that's why my son calls Samuel L Jackson "Hollywood's biggest whore".

How on earth did your son manage to confuse Sam Jackson with Bruce Willis?

Re: Now I get it

[e3m4n]

I was gonna say Demi Moore. If she had as many dicks sticking out of her, as she had stuck in her, sheâ(TM)d look like a porcupine!

Gaaah The Celebrity Worship...

[dryriver]

These celebs already make Millions with a 20 minute part in a film that takes just 3 months to shoot. Then they go on talk shows and explain how hard it was to hold their own coffee cup in the mornings while staying in a 7 star hotel in New Zealand. (Tiny violin plays) Why would I want their voices in an Amazon Orwell speaker as well? I could understand the appeal of using the voice of someone like, say, David Attenborough or maybe a Shakespearean stage actor. But Samuel L. Jackson? AND I have to pay for it

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[Ogive17]

Then don't buy it.

I think it would be worth a few dollars to have Samuel L Jackson as my navigation voice.

"Turn left motherfucker" or "Royale with cheese on the right"

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[coofercat]

But then, having Brian Blessed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Blessed) telling you about the weather in his best pantomime voice would at least make "it's forecast to rain all day" sound a lot more interesting.

Sadly, just the robot lady and SLJ to choose from. Still, at least they're working on having different voices that you can add on. It'll give all the Alexa owners something to do with their device now that they've realised it's a shitty way to turn the lights or volume up and down.

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[necro81]

If I pay 100 Dollars a month Alexa pretends to be Taylor Swift or Arianna Grande and tries to arouse me into buying car insurance?

A more appealing situation than that damn Gecko [google.com] or the Progressive Lady [google.com].

The Answer

[R3d M3rcury]

Y'know, I don't know how many times I've heard people on Slashdot say, "Why the hell should I get an Amazon device that'll spy on me, etc."

Well, there's your answer: Samuel L. Jackson.

"Alexa, order two tons of creamed corn." [xkcd.com]
"Bitch, please."

Re: The Answer

[e3m4n]

Does he look like a bitch?
Then why did you try to fuck him like a bitch brett?

Re: The Answer

[mammothx]

+1 for the obligatory!

Come on man!

[rmdingler]

You paid a truckload of money for an African-American celebrity voice, and you didn't get Morgan Freeman?

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[DontBeAMoran]

Virtual +5.

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[DontBeAMoran]

Forgot to add: sell it as God's voice [wikipedia.org] without telling anyone, then reveal the fact one week later.

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[PPH]

James Earl Jones. As Lt. Zogg.

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[aquabat]

As Vader, I think. More appropriate in this context.

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[antdude]

And no Barry White? :P

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[AmiMoJo]

I tried his sat nav voice one time, but by the time he had finished telling you to make a left turn you were already 9 miles past it.

Say "Alexa" again one more time... [n/t]

[TrixX]

[n/t]

This is an old publicity stunt

[williamyf]

I remember that, during a limited time, due to the release of terminator Genysys, Ahnuld's voice was available in Waze.

Perhaps the people in /. can remeber similar publicity stunts...

Open the floodgates

[DontBeAMoran]

Alternative voices coming soon to Alexa:
- Homer Simpson [wikipedia.org]
- Bender [wikipedia.org]
- GLaDOS [theportalwiki.com]
- RealDolls (silent option)

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[DontBeAMoran]

- The Doctor [wikipedia.org]

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[lister king of smeg]

- The Doctor [wikipedia.org]

Or Also The Doctor [fandom.com]

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[aquabat]

- The Doctor

Or Also The Doctor

Or Also The Doctor

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[aquabat]

FFS. Forgot the closing quote.

- The Doctor

Or Also The Doctor

Or Also The Doctor [bigbadtoystore.com]

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[Oligonicella]

Donald Fucking Duck.

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[DontBeAMoran]

- Dalek

and, in the same voice category:
- Gilbert Gottfried

Oh great...

[LynnwoodRooster]

Now we'll have Snakes on a mother-fuckin' Alexa...

Anthony Hopkins

[RogueWarrior65]

For Halloween.

Hmm

[ZuckFucker]

"Alexa, what's the weather like?"

"Look outside, motherfucker. There's a 50% chance of severe thunderstorms. It is 90 fucking degrees and winds are coming from the fucking south. Fuck you."

"Alexa, what is the capital of Zimbabwe?"

[pnellesen]

Alexa: 'SAY "WHAT" AGAIN!!!'

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[lsllll]

Sorry, out of mod points, but came here to post just this!

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[Daralantan]

Not on board for Alexa and various listening devices.

I would be on board to have everyone screamed and cussed at every time they say "what" though.

It's not replacing Alexa though

[Whooty McWhooface]

Basically, it's just a skill that is not used by default. You need to ask, "Alexa, ask Samuel L Jackson ______________". Their examples are asking for the weather and what Samuel's favorite color. I'e rather get everything in his voice. Since you can have alternative wake words, why can't you get an optional voice for a reply?

Consider some Alexa announcements in his voice: (i.e. "Your Dinner is ready, Muther Fuc#er!!". "This is a reminder to get a Gawd-damn an

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[DontBeAMoran]

I see a moran doing his whole post using "CODE" tags, I skip over it. I'm sure I'm not alone in doing that.

Stop abusing the CODE tags.

Anothon Daniels or

[Frank Burly]

Majel Barrett or GTFO

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[Frank Burly]

I would also accept Anthony Daniels

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[MonteCarloMethod]

This is the one and only voice I want my phone to have.

Re: Majel Barrett Rodenberry

[DanielRavenNest]

That will be difficult, given that she passed away in 2008.

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[Frank Burly]

I think it could be done with all of the footage of acting and interviews. I remember maybe close to 20 years ago, they made a duet with some dead country singer based on his old recordings (as I recall, the snipped they played sounded autotuned before I'd head of it). Techniques and technology have only gotten better.

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[Agripa]

Majel Barrett or GTFO

Honestly, I could never stand her voice (or the characters she played) after ST:TOS. But since she died in 2008, that is a great idea if it means silence.

Kirk-A-Tron 9000

[Tablizer]

I want a Shatner voice.

"SO, you ... want to know, what, THE, weather will be like ... tomorrow."

Prior Art

[Tablizer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]

Money Saver!

[zurmikopa]

I'll just ask the echo to read me the text from "Go the F**K to sleep" [amazon.com] and I'll have saved 96 cents already!

say alexa again

[Amomymous Coward]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]

Say alexa again. SAY ALEXA again! And I dare you, I double dare you motherfucker! Say alexa one more time.

Does Sam ever mention...

[Cpt_Kirks]

...legless reptiles on an aircraft?

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[DontBeAMoran]

... penetrator of female parent?

Holding out

[kaizendojo]

...for HAL9000. Since it wasn't established that it requires a live performance and could be done with samples, it's still a possibility if Douglas Rain's estate decided to permit it. I'd pay a premium price for that.

getting this....

[inerlogic]

Pandora: *plays*
Me: "Alexa, skip"
Samlexa: "motherfucker, you don't have any more motherfucking skips left, because you're a cheap motherfucker..."
Me: "Alexa, skip"
Samlexa: "DID I STUTTER MOTHERFUCKER?"