Tag: alexa

Amazon’s Alexa Has ‘Hunches’ and Acts On Them
Amazon’s Alexa has crossed a significant milestone, having “hunches” regarding what needs to be done and taking the appropriate action. As smar...
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Amazon’s Head Alexa Scientist: ‘The Turing Test Is Obsolete’
Amazon’s head scientist of Alexa is arguing that the Turing Test is obsolete as an AI test and should be replaced....
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AWS Moves Majority of Alexa to Custom Silicon
Amazon has migrated the majority of Alexa to the next generation of its custom silicon chips. Las...
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CES 2020: Samsung Unveils Neon: A Virtual, ‘Artificial Human’ Avatar
Leading up to CES 2020, Samsung teased Neon, an artificial human. Details were sparse, and Samsung said little other than to confirm Neon was an all new e...
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CES 2020: Alexa-Enabled Shower Head Is The Bathroom Accessory You Didn’t Know You Needed (And Probably Still Don’t)
The days of taking your phone into the bathroom to listen to music while you shower are over: Kohler has...
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CES 2020: Alexa Coming To A Fuel Purchase Near You
Amazon has teamed up with ExxonMobile to give drivers the option of using Alexa to pay for fuel, according to...
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Baidu Takes AI Crown, Achieves New Level of Language Understanding
The ability to talk with an artificial intelligence (AI), be it a computer or robot, has been a staple of science fiction for decades. Despite modern advan...
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Echo Becomes the First Non-Apple Device to Support Apple Podcasts
Starting Friday, Amazon Echo has become the first device aside from Apple’s HomePod to offer full support for Apple Podcasts....
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Amazon Bringing Alexa Functionality to IoT Devices
In the battle for smart speaker dominance, es...
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Amazon Announces Voice Interoperability Initiative—Leaves Out Apple and Google
There’s no doubt that virtual assistants and AI-based voice services are one of the next big things in the technology industry. Long the stuff of science fiction, voice-based compu...
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AI-Powered Conversational Bots Are Changing the Game, Says LivePerson CEO
“T-Mobile literally pulled the hold technology out,” says LivePerson CEO Robert Locascio. “Millions of customer at T-Mobile don’t have to be put on hold....
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Long-Term Goal With Alexa Is To Invent the Star Trek Computer, Says Amazon SVP
“The long-term goal (with Alexa) was to try to invent the Star Trek computer,” says David Limp, Amazon's SVP of devices and services. “I grew up watching...
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Deepak Chopra Delivering Reflections on Alexa via LivePerson
Personal transformation guru and popular author Deepak Chopra has partnered with...
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Amazon Will Soon Add Alexa to Wearable Devices
Amazon’s digital assistant is branching out. In a January 5 announcement, Microsoft revealed a new developer kit aimed to help device manufacturers integrate Alexa’s functions into...
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Voice Commerce: The Next Wave in eCommerce
There was some skepticism over the idea that voice commerce would be the future of retail. This wasn't surprising, given the limitations that AIs li...
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