Arachno 1D Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 A woman has come forward to claim she is the voice of Siri - the personal assistant app found on devices such as the iPhone and iPadIf found correct, Susan Bennett will not only have answered the obscure and burning questions of many people worldwide, but will also have unknowingly featured alongside stars such as Zoey Deschanel and Samuel L. Jackson. Apple have never revealed who the voice behind Siri is, but Ms Bennett is certain that vocals that she recorded eight years ago, during her time as a voice actress, have been taken and used for the device.Ms Bennett was hesitant to admit her discovery at first, stating: ?I wasn't sure that I wanted that notoriety, and I also wasn't sure where I stood legally. And so, consequently, I was very conservative about it for a long time Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neu B Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Just an FYI https://www.neowin.net/news/is-siris-original-voice-atlanta-voice-actor-susan-bennett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted October 4, 2013 Member Share Posted October 4, 2013 It appears to be true. Apple won't confirm it. But Bennett says she is Siri. Professionals who know her voice, have worked with her and represent her legally say she is Siri. And an audio-forensics expert with 30 years of experience has studied both voices and says he is "100%" certain the two are the same. http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/04/tech/mobile/bennett-siri-iphone-voice/index.html?section=money_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fmoney_topstories+(Top+Stories) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachno 1D Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 Just an FYI https://www.neowin.net/news/is-siris-original-voice-atlanta-voice-actor-susan-bennett Strange I search for Siri on the forums and it didnt come up with that page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 now, how would apple settle this one? one time big payments? or change the siri voices? or pay the royalties continously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandosis Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 now, how would apple settle this one? one time big payments? or change the siri voices? or pay the royalties continously? What? They own the voice samples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerowen Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 now, how would apple settle this one? one time big payments? or change the siri voices? or pay the royalties continously? Do they have to? She was paid when she recorded her voice initially, and I'm sure the company that sold her voice to Apple had a contract with her that would protect against things like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 its entirely depend on how the contract was formed between her & the original company. with some public opinion manipulation effort, this can lead to Apple being cheapskates. Good material for Microsoft, if MSFT want to start scroogled-like campaign against Apple, i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachno 1D Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share Posted October 5, 2013 Much like photographic images the artist would have signed a waiver at some point and usually been paid for their services be it a one of payment or part of a salary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Why does anyone even care? Voice actors do this kind of work all the time, and it's a standard contract agreement that the voice samples provided are not theirs. TBH, the voice of SIRI is so crap, I assumed it was purely synthetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Why does anyone even care? Voice actors do this kind of work all the time, and it's a standard contract agreement that the voice samples provided are not theirs. TBH, the voice of SIRI is so crap, I assumed it was purely synthetic. You mean you wouldn't want your tom tom to sound like Snoop Dogg, or Homer Simpson, Or Darth Vader, or the late Margaret Thatcher, or some other celebrity?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 You mean you wouldn't want your tom tom to sound like Snoop Dogg, or Homer Simpson, Or Darth Vader, or the late Margaret Thatcher, or some other celebrity?? Not particularly, but that's not what I was saying anyway. People buy celebrity voices because they want to (and many of them aren't even the real thing anyway), but SIRI's VA is hardly a celebrity, so why does anyone even care? It's not like she's trying to sue Apple or anything (which she wouldn't be able to do anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted October 7, 2013 Member Share Posted October 7, 2013 ^ I think she came out because a recent article had stated someone else was SIRI and she wanted everyone to know that it was not that person but her. Apparently a lot of people that knew her and her work already knew it was her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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