Yandex brings a voice-cloned Leo Tolstoy AI character to Alice AI and Yandex Station
Yandex
For Tolstoy's birthday Yandex added an AI character of the writer to the Alice AI chat and Yandex Station smart speakers. The character answers questions in the style of his works and diaries and speaks with a voice reconstructed from archival recordings; users can also play narrative games set inside his plots.
Why it matters
It is a public showcase of Yandex's voice-synthesis and character-persona stack on a mass-market consumer channel, and the great-grandson of the writer publicly endorsed the recreated voice.
Importance: 2/5
Consumer showcase of Yandex's voice-synthesis stack
Sources
official
Alice AI — Characters (Tolstoy)