AI Stories
Will Amazon Silence Alexa with a Screen?
According to Bloomberg, Amazon is developing a high-end Echo-like device which will…
The Danger of a Device-Based Approach to Assistants
With Amazon Echo and Google Home now both in the market, dedicated…
By
Jan Dawson
Digital Assistants: Me Smart or World Smart?
Digital assistants are hot, that much is clear. What is less clear…
Tech Companies Need to Show, Not Tell, When it Comes to AI
This week saw Google announce a variety of new hardware products. But…
By
Jan Dawson
Nobody puts Siri in a Corner: Why We might not See an Echo-like Device from Apple
The pressure is on for Apple to catch up with Amazon and…
Cortana comes to Xbox One but Microsoft Needs a Bigger Trojan Horse for the Home
As widely reported in the press on Monday, Microsoft released an update…
Voice-Based Computing with Digital Assistants
It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like the era…
Should Virtual Assistants Be Humanized?
Last week at Google I/O, we saw the introduction of Google Home…
Learning About Deep Learning
The concept is certainly compelling. Having a machine capable of reacting to…