The voice actress behind Siri had no idea she would become Siri

"I get extremely bored.... That's one of the reasons why Siri might sometimes sound like she has a bit of an attitude."

Susan Bennett
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Imagine hearing Siri speaking out of an iPhone for the first time and realizing, "Hey, that's me!"

That's essentially what happened to voice actress Susan Bennett, who claims to be the original voice behind the U.S. version of the sassy and infuriatingly inconsistent robo-helper most famous for interpreting weather patterns for Zooey Deschanel. Now, Bennett's aural likeness is pre-programmed into millions of iPhones all over the country, although iOS 7 now offers different options for voices.

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Chris Gayomali is the science and technology editor for TheWeek.com. Previously, he was a tech reporter at TIME. His work has also appeared in Men's Journal, Esquire, and The Atlantic, among other places. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.