Synthesized voice selection for computational agents

A computing device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory comprising instructions that when executed, cause the at least one processor to execute an assistant configured to:
• receive, from one or more microphones operably connected to the computing device, a representation of an utterance spoken at the computing device;
• select, based on the utterance, an agent from a plurality of agents, wherein the plurality of agents includes one or more first party agents and a plurality of third-party agents, the memory further comprising instructions that when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
• select, in response to determining that the selected agent comprises a first party agent, a reserved voice from a plurality of voices, wherein the reserved voice is associated with the first party agent;
• obtain, by the first party agent and based on the utterance, a plurality of search results, including a first sub-set of the search results and a second sub-set of the search results;
• and
• output, for playback by one or more speakers operably connected to the computing device, to satisfy the utterance:
• synthesized audio data, of the first party agent, that represents the first sub-set of the search results using the selected reserved voice, and
• synthesized audio data, of the first party agent, that represents the second sub-set of the search results using an additional voice from the plurality of voices, wherein the additional voice is distinct from the selected reserved voice.

A computing system comprising:

• one or more communication units;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory comprising instructions that when executed, cause the at least one processor to execute an assistant configured to:
• receive, from a computing device and via the one or more communication units, a representation of an utterance spoken at the computing device;
• and
• select, based on the utterance, an agent from a plurality of agents, wherein the plurality of agents includes one or more first party agents and a plurality of third-party agents, the memory further comprising instructions that when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
• select, in response to determining that the selected agent comprises a first party agent, a reserved voice from a plurality of voices, wherein the reserved voice is associated with the first party agent;
• obtain, by the first party agent and based on the utterance, a plurality of search results, including a first sub-set of the search results and a second sub-set of the search results;
• and
• output, for playback, to satisfy the utterance:
• synthesized audio data, of the first party agent, that represents the first sub-set of the search results using the selected reserved voice, and
• synthesized audio data, of the first party agent, that represents the second sub-set of the search results using an additional voice from the plurality of voices, wherein the additional voice is distinct from the selected reserved voice.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to execute an assistant configured to:

• receive a representation of an utterance spoken at a computing device;
• select, based on the utterance, an agent from a plurality of agents, wherein the plurality of agents includes one or more first party agents and a plurality of third-party agents, the storage medium further comprising instructions that when executed, cause the one or more processors to:
• select, in response to determining that the selected agent comprises a first party agent, a reserved voice from a plurality of voices, wherein the reserved voice is associated with the first party agent;
• obtain, by the first agent and based on the utterance, a plurality of search results, including a first sub-set of the search results and a second sub-set of the search results;
• and
• output, for playback, to satisfy the utterance:
• synthesized audio data, of the first party agent, that represents the first sub-set of the search results using the selected reserved voice, and
• synthesized audio data, of the first party agent, that represents the second sub-set of the search results using an additional voice from the plurality of voices, wherein the additional voice is distinct from the selected reserved voice.