Beeb, the BBC's voice assistant, was released to early users for testing on Windows computers.
The voice assistant, which uses Microsoft technology, is in beta, a period in which not all features are present or functioning properly.
His digital synthesized voice is based on that of an English voice actor with an accent in the north of England.
And the team behind Beeb has "worked hard" to make sure they understand other regional accents.
When a user downloads the beta version, he will be asked what accent he has - so his voice can also be used to train the assistant.
But, says the BBC, no recordings will be kept - only anonymous transcripts of the few seconds after a user uttered the wake command, "OK Beeb".
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The beta version can access BBC radio, music, podcasts, news and weather and answer some questions with unique answers based on BBC programs.
New features would have been added in the "next few weeks and months," said the BBC.
He had an "ambitious vision" for Beeb.
There was "a long way to go".
And the common features in other voice assistants, such as timers, are not included in this first version.
British members of the Microsoft Windows Insider program using the May 10 Windows 10 OS update can install it from the Windows Store if they already use a BBC account for iPlayer and Sounds, the BBC's streaming services.
The wake command can be followed by others such as:
- "Update me" for the news
- "Play Radio 1" - or a specific show
- "Tell me a joke"
- "Tell me a fact", out of curiosity from IQ (Interesting enough)
- "Do you like Killing Eve?"
- "Do you want to be my boyfriend?" and other questions about curveball
"Ultimately, we expect Beeb to be available on a wide range of devices, including smart speakers, cell phones, televisions and many more," said one representative.
"This is still a very old version, which means that not everything will work perfectly from day one and the future Beeb assistant will be able to do much more."
