John Legend arrives at the 24th annual Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
LOS ANGELES: Ever wanted to casually chat with John Legend? Now you can, in the comfort of your own home no less, thanks to a new Google Assistant mode that makes use of Legend’s voice to respond to everyday queries about the weather, random factoids and more.
However, there’s a twist to this: The responses aren’t just based on recordings of Legend. Instead, Google used artificial intelligence to recreate his voice for customised answers.
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