But he's still not totally replaceable, says the singer.
John Legend's silky smooth voice will soon be coming to a smart speaker near you. Google announced on Tuesday (May 8) at its I/O developer conference that the musician will be among six new voices coming to Google Assistant.
Part gimmick, part proof of concept, Legend -- along with the other voice actors -- did not need to record responses to every possible question users might ask. Instead, the voices were created using WaveNet, which analyzes speech patterns and uses raw audio to generate speech that mimics typical humans delivery.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed the plans during his keynote address, explaining the new voices will be available in phone and home speakers using Assistant later this year.