Samsung is positioning this as a means to customize the way Bixby Text Call converts text into audio during a call. Now Samsung is launching the Bixby Custom Voice Creator for the Galaxy S23 lineup to let users record sentences that the Bixby assistant can analyze to copy their voice and tone.

That feature was announced last year as part of Samsung's One UI 5 update and just became available in English after debuting in Korean. Bixby then converts your typed text to audio for the recipient.

Instead, Bixby Text Call lets you type a text message to answer a phone call at times when it may not be appropriate to do so verbally. To be clear, Samsung's new feature is not an AI clone that answers calls entirely on your behalf. It also arrives amid a surge in interest in AI-generated content, thanks to the rise of ChatGPT. The announcement comes after Google has used the Google Assistant to automate certain parts of the phone-calling experience.

Samsung plans to release the voice creator tool in English later this year, a Samsung spokesperson said to CNET via email. The feature is only available in Korean and is part of Samsung's Bixby Text Call service, which lets you answer a call by typing a text message instead. Can't answer the phone? Samsung wants to help by letting you create a replica of your voice using artificial intelligence.

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