"In a phone call, the assistant gets activated by the 'Hey Magenta' wake-up word. It listens only to the question you ask. If you want to ask something else later in the conversation, you have to activate it again."
"ElevenLabs is an AI company known for its voice cloning of podcast hosts and US presidents alike. Staniszewski posted about the Magenta service on LinkedIn, highlighting the effort to make the feature available without needing to download an app."
"Language translation AI services already exist, but have mostly been exclusive to specific devices. Apple offers a Live Translation feature on many of its devices, as does Samsung. Google has Voice Translate available on its Pixel 10 devices, which even uses AI to mimic the sound of your voice."
Deutsche Telekom partnered with ElevenLabs to introduce Magenta AI Call Assistant, an AI assistant integrated directly into phone calls. Available initially in Germany, the feature requires no app download or specific smartphone. Users activate the assistant by saying "Hey Magenta" during calls, then can request live language translation, check calendar availability, or locate nearby places. The assistant listens only to the specific question asked and requires reactivation for subsequent requests. Unlike existing translation services from Apple, Samsung, and Google that are device-specific, Magenta aims to be hardware and software-agnostic, making AI translation accessible across different platforms and devices.
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