Alexa Adds Libraries of Sound Clips

Amazon adds libraries of many sound clips for integration in skills.  Includes code snippets at the link.  Can this provide more realism and engagement?   Similar to selecting among Emoji.  Still needs better dialog support to provide better conversational interaction.

Alexa Blogs: Announcing the New Alexa Skills Kit Sound Library to Create More Engaging Skills

Today we are excited to announce the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) sound library, which provides built-in audio clips that you can add to your Alexa skills. The ASK sound library makes it easy for you to create an engaging customer experience by adding unique sounds to your skill. The library provides hundreds of sounds from 14 categories including, cartoon, home, human, nature, and transportation, among others.

You can add sounds from the library to any Alexa response, and can combine it with speech output and other SSML. By carefully selecting a sound, you can create an experience that is more personal or relevant to your skill. For example, you can add applause when a user answers a question correctly in a trivia game or finishes a workout, a creaking door when describing a scene in an adventure skill, or the sound of a door opening when Alexa receives a command to unlock the front door. You can add sounds from the ASK sound library for free to any of your Alexa skills.    ... " 

Dolphins Speak

Efforts like this could tell us if there are other ways to efficiently store knowledge and process.

Scientists use artificial intelligence to eavesdrop on dolphins
Algorithm enables research team to sift through millions of echolocation clicks made by marine mammals in the Gulf of Mexico  ....  "

by Josh Gabbatiss Science Correspondent