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Released in , Eric (originally known as "John") was designed to provide a more human-like alternative to the robotic synthesizers of the era. Experts often described his delivery as "CNN style"—a professional, clear, and authoritative tone modeled after a Hollywood voice actor. Some community reports even link the voice to Rodger Parsons , the narrator of the Pokémon television series, contributing to its familiar and comforting quality.

Amazon acquired Ivona in 2013 to power the original (its cloud-based TTS service) and, most notably, to provide the voice for Amazon Alexa in many English-speaking regions. ivona eric text to speech