Microsoft Acquires Semantic Machines to Make Speech Engines More Conversational Microsoft yesterday announced in a blog post that it had acquired speech technology startup Semantic Machines. Based in Berkeley, California,.. AI 21 May 2
Yanny or Laurel Explained by Speech Experts and the Internet of Course Voice technology is doing well this month in terms of viral social media trends. First, we had the hullabaloo around.. AI 20 May 1
Sonos Patent Portfolio Used to Persuade Google to Allow a Multi-Assistant Device Today, there are many smart speakers on the market. One thing they all have in common is the presence of.. AI 18 May 1
Is Google Duplex really that incredibly bad(-ass)? If you can’t automate the backend, automate the frontend About 2 years ago, I wrote about how the big tech.. AI 12 May 1
Google Duplex will Disclose That it is Google Assistant Calling The Google I/O developer conference this week had a lot of news, particularly when it comes to voice. However, the.. AI 11 May 2
Google Assistant Rolls Out Six New Voices One of the overlooked announcements from the Google I/O developer account this week was the introduction of six new voices.. AI 10 May 2
Google Duplex Won’t Be Available in These 12 States At Launch and Will Only Support 3 Use Cases Google Duplex was the star of the main stage Google I/O developer conference presentations yesterday. Not only is the technology.. AI 9 May 2
Busy? Personal Virtual Assistant Fin Can Help Fin is a human-computer hybrid assistant service which aims to help busy professionals with everyday tasks, like booking appointments, scheduling.. AI 9 May 1
Google Duplex Shows the Way to a True Virtual Assistant We are accustomed to thinking about voice assistants as helpful in fetching information, opening apps and executing simple commands. Today,.. AI 8 May 3
Google Assistant to Get Follow Up Mode and Compound Requests One of the demonstrations at the Google I/O developer conference today involved two new Google Assistant features that will make.. AI 8 May 2