In Google
9 Best Articles in 2021
The New York Times
Siri, Alexa and Other Virtual Assistants Put to the Test
The New York Times
7 min read · 56 saves · From 2017 · Virtual assistants from tech behemoths including Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Google are graded on their abilities to actually be of assistance.
Nielsen Norman Group
Intelligent Assistants Have Poor Usability: A User Study of Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri
Nielsen Norman Group
20+ min read · 40 saves · From 2018 · Both voice-only and screen-based intelligent assistants work well only for very limited, simple queries that have fairly simple, short answers.
MIT Sloan Management Review
Executive Assistants for Everyone
MIT Sloan Management Review
3 min read · 14 saves · From 2017 · Digital assistants are taking over repetitive tasks, leaving managers free to manage.
In Design
sketch.com
Introducing Assistants — a helping hand for your designs
sketch.com
3 min read · 38 saves · 2020-08-11 · Assistants make collaboration easier and the design process more efficient.
raconteur.net
A day in the life of AI
raconteur.net
125 saves · 2020-12-13 · From chatbots and digital assistants to facial recognition or...
HackerNoon
Ultimate Guide to Voice Assistants
HackerNoon
6 min read · 38 saves · From 2017 · It will come as no surprise to those of you reading this (thanks!), that the interest and applications of ‘Voice-Assistants’ is growing…
O'Reilly Media
The next generation of AI assistants in enterprise
O'Reilly Media
5 min read · 36 saves · From 2018 · Chatbots are just the first step in the journey to achieve true AI assistants and autonomous organizations.
Recode
The future of voice assistants like Alexa and Siri isn’t just in homes — it’s in cars
Recode
2 min read · 16 saves · From 2019 · Rani Molla · Voice assistants are more habit-forming in cars than on smartphones.
Moz
Will Intelligent Personal Assistants Replace Websites?
Moz
29 saves · From 2016 · In the way websites once replaced phones, will intelligent personal assistants like Siri and Cortana soon replace websites? Tom Anthony examines 4 trends that are contributing to the IPA takeover and has some advice on how you can keep up.
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raconteur.net
A day in the life of AI
raconteur.net
125 saves · 2020-12-13 · From chatbots and digital assistants to facial recognition or...
The Verge
Amazon opens Alexa AI tech for the first time so car makers can build custom assistants
The Verge
2 min read · 30 saves · Jan 15th · Nick Statt · Amazon is opening the door to custom, Alexa-based assistants.
The New Yorker
What if You Could Outsource Your To-Do List?
The New Yorker
7 min read · 20 saves · 2020-12-07 · Nathan Heller · Virtual assistants are one click—but often one continent—away. A new industry for bringing order to our work lives could shift the order of our workforce.
CNBC
Amazon to let automakers use Alexa software to create their own in-car voice assistants
CNBC
2 min read · Jan 15th · Annie Palmer · Amazon just launched Alexa Custom Assistant, a service that lets automakers build their own digital assistants using Alexa software.
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zirtual.com
Zirtual ? US-based Virtual Assistants for Busy People.
zirtual.com
1 min read · 17 saves · From 2016 · Zirtual - Virtual Assistants for Busy Startups
Forbes
The Seven Patterns Of AI
Forbes
5 min read · 267 saves · 2019-09-17 · From autonomous vehicles, predictive analytics applications, facial recognition, to chatbots, virtual assistants, cognitive automation, and fraud detection, the use cases for AI are many.
CIO.com
Virtual assistants, chatbots poised for mass adoption in 2017
CIO.com
5 min read · 25 saves · From 2017 · Enterprises will continue to experiment with virtual assistants and chatbots in 2017 as they look to balance better customer service with operational efficiency.
Guardian Tech
'Alexa, are you invading my privacy?'
Guardian Tech
10 min read · 157 saves · 2019-10-09 · Dorian Lynskey · There are more than 100m Alexa-enabled devices in our homes. But are they fun time-savers or the beginning of an Orwellian nightmare
blog.zirtual.com
How Startups Are Using Virtual Assistants
blog.zirtual.com
~16 min read · 16 saves · From 2016 · We're taking a closer look at how virtual assistants can become virtual team members, and move the needle for startups in real, actionable ways.
In Bots
VentureBeat
Apple study suggests chattier users prefer chattier AI assistants
VentureBeat
2 min read · 18 saves · 2019-09-16 · Kyle Wiggers · In a new study, Apple researchers investigate whether chattier digital assistants are generally perceived as more likable than non-chatty assistants.
The Wall Street Journal
Alexa, Siri, Cortana: The Problem With All-Female Digital Assistants
The Wall Street Journal
1 min read · 19 saves · From 2017 · The virtual assistants popping up in our lives sound overwhelmingly female. Here’s the problem with that.
WIRED
How a Chinese AI Giant Made Chatting—and Surveillance—Easy
WIRED
2 min read · 146 saves · 2020-05-18 · Alexa can tell you the weather. Siri knows a few jokes. In China, voice-computing company iFlytek built similar smart assistants beloved by users. But its tech is also helping the government listen…
SearchEngineJournal®
33% of People Are Now Using Voice Assistants Regularly
SearchEngineJournal®
1 min read · 22 saves · 2019-08-15 · In a new report, eMarketer declares the use of voice assistants has reached a “critical mass.”