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Susan Bennett Reveals 'I'm the Original Voice of Siri' [Video]

Susan Bennett Reveals 'I'm the Original Voice of Siri' [Video]

Posted October 4, 2013 at 1:58pm by iClarified
Susan Bennett, a woman from suburban Atlanta, reveals that she is the original voice of Siri in a CNN report.

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.

In 2005, ScanSoft contacted GM Voices to help them find a voice for a new project. Bennett, a voice talent, had done a lot of work with the company and was presented to ScanSoft as an option. They liked her voice and in June 2005 she signed a contract offering her voice recordings for use in a database to construct speech. It took four hours a day, every day, in July 2005, for Bennett to complete the voice recordings. A few months later, Nuance acquired ScanSoft.


When Apple released Siri in October 2011 she was contacted by a colleague.

"A colleague e-mailed me [about Siri] and said, 'Hey, we've been playing around with this new Apple phone. Isn't this you?'" Bennett went to the Apple website, listened to clips of Siri, and was immediately sure it was her.

"Oh, I knew," she said. "It's obviously me. It's my voice."

Check out the video below for an interview with Bennett or hit the link for more details.


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Thoune
Thoune - October 4, 2013 at 11:59pm
It would feel better if I know the voice of Siri is from the sexy and hot lady !!!
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - October 5, 2013 at 5:13am
Replace her with cortina then the face of micro suck would have been fully revealed!
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Anon
Anon - October 4, 2013 at 8:58pm
Who the fk cares? Lol
Yo
Yo - October 4, 2013 at 8:30pm
All this time i thought Siri was some hot chick....sigh.
Surveillance Van
Surveillance Van - October 4, 2013 at 6:00pm
Can anyone say"big fukkin deal"?
Slasher
Slasher - October 4, 2013 at 6:38pm
I can !
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - October 4, 2013 at 8:10pm
Can anyone say "like I give a shit to care"?
Juju
Juju - October 4, 2013 at 4:24pm
Couple months back I watched an interview of a women from Australia claiming she was the voice of Siri.
Gza
Gza - October 4, 2013 at 4:27pm
She is the voice of Siri for Australia. This is the voice of Siri for us. They have different versions of Siri depending on the country.
Toxic
Toxic - October 4, 2013 at 4:12pm
Siri's sexy image in my mind is ruined! :P
Omega
Omega - October 4, 2013 at 8:02pm
You are not the only one!!!!
Dommm
Dommm - October 4, 2013 at 4:11pm
Not in the UK, We have a man
wtxgfd
wtxgfd - October 7, 2013 at 6:18am
and he is anal loving bisexual 8-O
Slasher
Slasher - October 4, 2013 at 2:54pm
Gordon Bennett
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