Google will lose its John Legend Google Assistant voice on March 23rd

The search engine giant has announced that it will no longer use celebrity cameo voice


Tech Desk March 06, 2020
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Those who enjoyed John Legend’s voice as their Google Assistant then they are in for some sad news.

Search engine giant Google has announced that it will no longer use the celebrity cameo voice, effective from March 23.

In 2018, at Google I/O,  an annual developer conference held by the company, the artificial intelligence tool capable of handling routine tasks such as making restaurant bookings as a way to help people disconnect from their smartphone screens was unveiled.

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The AI-powered digital assistant had the potential to free people from everyday chores and to add extra pizazz to the tool John Legend's voice had been added to the list of available Google Assistant voices.

His cameo included the singer humming and singing “Happy Birthday” song for you too.

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At present, the search engine giant offers comedian Issa Rae as an option but you never know when the company may decide to discontinue this cameo too.

This article originally published on The Verge.

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