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据jù报道bào dào,亚马逊Yà mǎ xùn正在zhèng zài开发kāi fā人工rén gōng智能zhì néng助手zhù shǒuAlexa的de一yī项xiàng新xīn功能gōng néng——快kuài速sù模仿mó fǎng人rén的de声音shēng yīn。

这zhè项xiàng功能gōng néng将jiāng帮助bāng zhù语音yǔ yīn助手zhù shǒuAlexa根据gēn jù不bù到dào一yī分钟fēn zhōng的de录音lù yīn模拟mó nǐ高gāo质量zhì liàng的de人rén声shēng,甚至shèn zhì包括bāo kuò已经yǐ jīng去世qù shì的de亲人qīn rén。

亚马逊Yà mǎ xùn的de高级gāo jí副fù总裁zǒng cái表示biǎo shì,希望xī wàng这zhè个gè功能gōng néng能néng让ràngAlexa更gèng像xiàng个gè人rén,有yǒu人类rén lèi的de同理心tóng lǐ xīn和hé情感qíng gǎn,帮助bāng zhù用户yòng hù更加gèng jiā信任xìn rènAlexa。

虽然suī rán人工rén gōng智能zhì néng不能bù néng消除xiāo chú失去shī qù亲人qīn rén的de痛苦tòng kǔ,但是dàn shì它tā可以kě yǐ让ràng他们tā men的de记忆jì yì延续yán xù下去xià qù。

亚马逊Yà mǎ xùn并bìng没有méi yǒu透露tòu lù这zhè一yī新xīn功能gōng néng的de很多hěn duō技术jì shù细节xì jié,但是dàn shì很多hěn duō人rén已经yǐ jīng开始kāi shǐ担心dān xīn这zhè种zhǒng技术jì shù涉及shè jí的de相关xiāng guān法律fǎ lǜ和hé道德dào dé问题wèn tí了le。

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Vocabulary 81 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
据 jùaccording to
报道 bào dàoreport
亚马逊 Yà mǎ xùnAmazon
正在 zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
开发 kāi fāto exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
人工 rén gōngartificial
智能 zhì néngintelligent / smart
助手 zhù shǒuassistant; helper
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
项 xiàngclassifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
新 xīnnew; newly
功能 gōng néngfunction; capability
快 kuàirapid / quick
速 sùfast / rapid / quick
模仿 mó fǎngto imitate / to copy / to emulate / to mimic
人 rénperson; people
声音 shēng yīnvoice / sound
这 zhèthis; these
将 jiāngwill / shall
帮助 bāng zhùto help; to assist
语音 yǔ yīnspeech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / audio / voice / voice message
根据 gēn jùaccording to / based on
不 bùno; not so
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
分钟 fēn zhōngminute
录音 lù yīnan audio recording
模拟 mó nǐto simulate / to imitate
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
质量 zhì liàngquality / quality and quantity
声 shēngsound / voice / tone / noise / reputation
甚至 shèn zhìeven; so much so that
包括 bāo kuòto comprise / to include / to involve / to incorporate / to consist of
已经 yǐ jīngalready
去世 qù shìto pass away / to die
亲人 qīn rénone's close relatives
高级 gāo jíhigh level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking
副 fùsecondary / auxiliary / vice-
总裁 zǒng cáichairman / director-general (of a company etc)
表示 biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
希望 xī wàngto hope
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
像 xiàngto resemble / to be like / to look as if
有 yǒuto have; there is
人类 rén lèihumanity / human race / mankind
同理心 tóng lǐ xīnempathy
和 héand; together with
情感 qíng gǎnfeeling / emotion
用户 yòng hùuser / consumer / subscriber / customer
更加 gèng jiāmore (than sth else) / even more
信任 xìn rènto trust / to have confidence in
虽然 suī ránalthough; even though
不能 bù néngcannot / must not / should not
消除 xiāo chúto eliminate / to remove
失去 shī qùto lose
痛苦 tòng kǔpain / suffering
但是 dàn shìbut; however
它 tāit
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
他们 tā menthey; them
记忆 jì yìmemory
延续 yán xùto continue / to go on / to last
下去 xià qùto go on / to continue
并 bìng(not) at all
没有 méi yǒuhaven't / hasn't
透露 tòu lùto leak out / to divulge / to reveal
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
技术 jì shùtechnology; technique; skill
细节 xì jiédetails; particulars
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
担心 dān xīnto worry / to be anxious
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
涉及 shè jíto involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon
相关 xiāng guānrelated / relevant / pertinent
法律 fǎ lǜlaw
道德 dào dévirtue / morality / ethics
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)