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 · 57 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
4 min read · 14 saves · From 2017 · Digital assistants are taking over repetitive tasks, leaving managers free to manage.
sketch.com
Introducing Assistants — a helping hand for your designs
sketch.com
3 min read · 38 saves · 2020-08-12 · Assistants make collaboration easier and the design process more efficient.
raconteur.net
A day in the life of AI
raconteur.net
1 min read · 135 saves · 2020-12-13 · From chatbots and digital assistants to facial recognition or...
HackerNoon
Ultimate Guide to Voice Assistants
HackerNoon
7 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
6 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 · 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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Mother Jones
Hey Siri—Why Don’t You Understand More People Like Me?
Mother Jones
7 min read · 16 saves · Feb 23rd · Digital assistants aren't listening to people who don't sound like white Americans.
VentureBeat
Voice assistants enable enterprise automation, CRM, and data intelligence
VentureBeat
4 min read · 16 saves · Mar 2nd · During the pandemic, enterprise users are increasingly adopting voice assistant technologies to accelerate workloads.
ZDNet
AI-powered virtual assistants and the future of work
ZDNet
9 min read · 13 saves · Apr 7th · This year marks an inflection point where digital natives move beyond the omnichannel experience and now are expected to be serviced by a growing number of digital concierges -- virtual assistants…
TechCrunch
White-label voice assistants will win the battle for podcast discovery
TechCrunch
2 min read · 17 saves · Mar 8th · The voice assistant that can personalize podcasts and help listeners search, sample and discover content through sharable bite-sized pieces will win the voice wars.
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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
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.
Forbes
The Seven Patterns Of AI
Forbes
6 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.
Guardian Tech
'Alexa, are you invading my privacy?'
Guardian Tech
10 min read · 156 saves · 2019-10-09 · There are more than 100m Alexa-enabled devices in our homes. But are they fun time-savers or the beginning of an Orwellian nightmare
The Wall Street Journal
Alexa, Siri, Cortana: The Problem With All-Female Digital Assistants
The Wall Street Journal
1 min read · 20 saves · From 2017 · The virtual assistants popping up in our lives sound overwhelmingly female. Here’s the problem with that.
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.
VentureBeat
Apple study suggests chattier users prefer chattier AI assistants
VentureBeat
3 min read · 18 saves · 2019-09-16 · In a new study, Apple researchers investigate whether chattier digital assistants are generally perceived as more likable than non-chatty assistants.
The Verge
Amazon opens Alexa AI tech for the first time so car makers can build custom assistants
The Verge
3 min read · 35 saves · Jan 15th · Amazon is opening the door to custom, Alexa-based assistants.
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.”
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