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5 lovely predictions on how Alexa will change our behavior
Happy birthday Alexa! Four years after her birth as a new kind of house servant, let’s blow out the candles, take a deep breath, and talk about the future of speaking. I believe that us humans and how we speak is going to fundamentally change with the rise of voice assistants. Many ...
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Samsung debuts its funky Galaxy Home Bixby-powered speaker
Samsung today revealed the final form of its oft-rumored Bixby-powered smart speaker, the Galaxy Home, at its Unpacked event. This nifty, tri-legged device takes its place on the market alongside the Apple HomePod, the Google Home, and the Amazon Echo. The Galaxy Home has eight ...
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Skype finally gets call recording feature
Only 15 years after it was launched
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How AI could be using our voices against us
Voice control gadgets – such as Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Home or Apple’s Homepod – are becoming increasingly popular, but people should pause for thought about advances in machine learning that could lead to applications understanding different emotions in speech. The ...
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Need an existential reason for ditching Alexa? Here are a few
Alexa’s creepy laugh is far from the most worrying thing about her. This is despite the fact that Amazon’s digital assistant – which allows users to access the internet and control personal organization tools simply by speaking to the device – has been reported to spontaneously ...
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Voice assistants aren’t built for kids — we need to fix that
Voice assistants have recently made the leap from your personal smart device into the home via home devices, such as Amazon Alexa or Google Home. It’s been estimated that 39 million Americans now own a voice-activated smart home speaker. These assistants are now being integrated ...
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Baidu's voice cloning AI can swap genders and remove accents
China's tech titan Baidu just upgraded Deep Voice. The voice-cloning AI now works faster than ever and can swap a speaker's ...
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What will smart speakers be like in 2023?
The past year has been great for the smart speaker industry. Smart speakers, the voice-activated, home-based devices that allow you to make searches, play music, and even purchase items, skyrocketed in popularity in 2017, with sales more than tripling. Brands like Amazon Echo, Google ...
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Why brands need to get into ‘voice’ in 2018
Talking, once seen as the less cool forerunner of text messages and Whatsapp, is having something of a comeback, much like ...
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Alexa needs to shut down sexual harassment by shutting down
Amazon has changed the way Alexa responds to suggestive and abusive language aimed at her, in response to outcries following ...
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How Alexa could save the business meeting
Get ready to make room for Siri, Alexa, Cortana, or Google at your conference room table. AI is about to head to the office. Already ...
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Alexa will be in future versions of Big Mouth Billy Bass and someone please kill me
Amazon today announced the unholy union of Alexa and Big Mouth Billy Bass. This means the singing fish toy will soon be squirming ...