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From: "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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On 2024-12-05 14:31, Andy Burns wrote:
> OK, a Fuchsia question rather than Android, but it's all Google ecosystem.
> 
> I have several Chromecast and Nest devices, including a 1st Gen Nest Hub 
> with screen as my "alarm clock"
> 
> A couple of days ago, the voice that it uses changed from a very 
> synthetic sounding female voice to a quite natural (though rather flat) 
> sounding male voice, the firmware date is 2024-08-05 so not /that/ recent.
> 
> Anyone else notice a similar change?  Is it Gemini/AI?

In Spain, the voice of the alarm clock changed, from that of a voice 
actress, Nikki García, to another voice that sounds more serious and 
flat. We don't know who is the new voice yet, or if its artificial. The 
map voice changed earlier, September I think (I don't use it, so I did 
not notice).

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.