Amazon's Alexa might soon replicate the voice of family members even if they're dead.
The capability, unveiled at Amazon's Las Vegas conference, is in development,
and would allow the virtual assistant to mimic the voice
of a specific person, based on less than a minute of provided recording.
Let's take a look- let's take a look on one of the new capabilities we are working on
which enables lasting personal relationships.
-Alexa, can grandma finish reading me the wizard of oz? -okay
But how about my courage?
asked the lion anxiously. "You have plenty of courage I am sure" answered Oz.
As you saw in this experience,
instead of Alexa's voice reading the book, it's the kid's grandma's voice.
Asalaamu Alaikum you wonderful people and welcome to another episode of Smile2jannah.
With regards to this tool there are many security concerns that people have.
There's many ways that this tool can be abused.
And to be fair we're not even certain if it's even going to be released to the public.
Maybe Amazon just wants to flex.
But the thing that concerns us, is the parallel and the similarity of a story that we're
aware of when it comes to the Dajjal- the Antichrist,
and that is something to the effect of- when he's let loose upon us, he will claim to raise the dead.
So he'll say something like- look, you don't believe that I'm God?
If I raise your dead mom and she says I'm God are you gonna believe?
People are gonna be like "well yeah". And then it seems to them that their mother's there,
but in reality it's just gonna be the devil mate. Now the point here
is not "aha there you go, there's a little similarity between this technology
and Dajjal therefore we should stay away from it.
It's from the devil/it's from the shaytaan. Oh the day of judgment is coming!"
Listen I'm ready for the asteroid. I've had enough.
That's not what I want to get into. What I want to get into
is when people say "how on earth would somebody fall into that trap?".
Well in both of these instances, there is a common denominator. Yes.
Yeah! I'm not saying they're identical and the
Dajjal has heard mate and he's gonna be using Amazon's Alexa to mislead us.
Give me a break. Lol. So the common denominator is: Contentment with Allah's decree
and knowing the temporary and examination nature of this life.
For if we were to embrace
these two inevitable things, we would not be searching for the elixirs of life.
Nay, we won't even turn sour with the decree of Allah and what happens in life, why?
Because we will realize that temporary and flawed nature of this world.
Now of course, that's easier said than done because the media
and materialism is set out to teach us the exact opposite.
It teaches us to attach ourselves to this world and certain things in particular it could be:
family, wealth, possessions and desires.
And that's where the problems come in because we find it difficult to let go,
be it relationships, be it health...
You know when we find out we have a certain illness it's enough for
some people to go into a deep depression.
Divorce, losing one's money and possessions and the likes.
Because we find it hard to let go of these things. And that's why we do the most stupid things yeah.
You probably heard and inshaAllah the next video is going to be on
this Kim Kardashian, who said that I would eat poo.
Yes, I would eat poo! If it meant me being able to stay young.
And some people are willing to sleep around just for promotion in their workplace or for fame.
On the other hand you've got people that will
sell their own family members and people of their religion,
and country folk just because of a dollar and a dime.
Which one y'all put a dent in my car? What? You know we don't snitch in her dawg.
We ain't snitching over here man!
-I got $50... credit. -Well I ain't gonna point nobody out.
And similarly people will sell their faith
when it comes to the Dajjal just so they can see their parents again.
Why? Because they have not come to terms with the fact that this world is temporary.
Whenever you talk about
death, people are like "don't talk about death mate that's such a dampner mate"
Why do you have to always bring up death for God's sake?
People don't want to hear about it. Why? Because they haven't yet come to terms with it.
So, that's one of the things (that guys) when it comes to stuff like this it's very important.
You'll have people that will be sitting at home listening to their dead mother or father
reading them stories and they'll be looking at albums.
There's a reason this sort of stuff is not from the sunnah. Why?
Because even psychologically we know there is such thing
as 'Post-traumatic growth syndrome' that after a while,
when a traumatic experience has happened you can grow and you will forget those things as well.
That's one of the blessings, you know forgetfulness- it's a blessing.
Because if you remembered everything, subhanAllah, we'd be so miserable.
So guys yes, the culture tells us- have albums and photos and stuff like this
but is that really advantageous for us?
Something that's happened in the past, a past relationship, and you watching that,
then what are you doing? You're living in the past and now your present is
being affected by it and also your future as well.
So look, if certain stuff has happened
there's no point immortalizing in pictures for God's sake or immortalizing it in Alexa.
Look, somebody's gone, the most you can do for that person is
read, give sadaqah on their behalf perform hajj/Umrah or what not.
Or practice what they preached and read for them. That's all you can do.
Let's leave it there guys until next time, Asaalamu alaikum.