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Issa Rae Lends Voice to Google Assistant: Will Tell You Jokes and Give Love Advice

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Issa Rae arrives at the PEOPLE “Ones to Watch” Party at The Line Hotel on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision for People/AP Images)

*Issa Rae is the latest celebrity to lend her voice to Google Assistant. 

The actress-writer-producer the is second celeb cameo for the digital virtual assistant, after singer John Legend came to the platform earlier this year. His vocals are still an option on the platform. 

Rae’s voice rolled out as a cameo on Oct. 10, available in English for a limited time in the U.S. for free. To switch to Rae’s voice, users simply tell their smartphone, smart speaker or other Assistant-compatible devices:  “Hey Google, talk like Issa.”  

You can also manually select Issa in the Assistant voice settings. According to Android Police, “Rae’s voice will take over for the default voice for general information interactions such as: “Do I need an umbrella today?” or “Tell me a joke.” “

Once Rae’s voice is activated, users can also ask for weather forecasts or answers to questions like, “When’s the first day of winter?” 

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Issa Rae attends the Issa Rae Meet and Greet at the COVERGIRL store in Times Square NYC on January 8, 2019 in New York City.
(Jan. 7, 2019 – Source: Cindy Ord/Getty Images North America

Rae will also tell you jokes, sing a song, tell a secret, provide a quote and you can ask questions like: “Hey Google, do you have any dating advice?” or “Hey Google, are you a writer?”

According to Variety, Rae spent more than 40 hours saying “random sentences” in the recording booth for Google Assistant,

“One of the most fun days was just being myself – I give people compliments,” she said. Rae said listening to her own synthesized voice on Google Assistant was a bit bizarre: “I’ve heard it, and it’s me, which is very interesting.”

We previously reported,…Issa Rae is eyeing a remake of “Set It Off” as her next project.

While some fans across social media are thrilled by the news, others are not feeling her reported “reimagining” of the 1996 crime drama, which Variety reports Rae will produce and possibly star in the film.

One Twitter user wrote: “We love you #IssaRae, but leave Set it Off alone please.”

 

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