9 Best Articles in 2021
TechCrunch
Clubhouse voice chat leads a wave of spontaneous social apps
TechCrunch
7 min read · 2020-04-19 · Forget the calendar invite. Just jump into a conversation. That’s the idea powering a fresh batch of social startups poised to take advantage of our cleared schedules amidst quarantine. But they could…
The New York Times
Activate This ‘Bracelet of Silence,’ and Alexa Can’t Eavesdrop
The New York Times
5 min read · 2020-02-14 · Microphones and cameras lurk everywhere. You may want to slip on some privacy armor.
Guardian Tech
'Alexa, are you invading my privacy?'
Guardian Tech
10 min read · From 2019 · There are more than 100m Alexa-enabled devices in our homes. But are they fun time-savers or the beginning of an Orwellian nightmare
WIRED
How a Chinese AI Giant Made Chatting—and Surveillance—Easy
WIRED
3 min read · 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…
The Verge
Apple, Google, and Amazon are teaming up to develop an open-source smart home standard
The Verge
2 min read · 2019-12-18 · So everything will just work with whatever smart assistant you already have.
Guardian Tech
Apple contractors 'regularly hear confidential details' on Siri recordings
Guardian Tech
4 min read · From 2019 · Workers hear drug deals, medical details and people having sex, says whistleblower
VentureBeat
Google launches TensorFlow machine learning framework for graphical data
VentureBeat
1 min read · From 2019 · Google's Neural Structured Learning is an open source framework that works with TensorFlow to train neural networks with graphical data.
Smashing Magazine
Combining Graphical And Voice Interfaces For A Better User Experience
Smashing Magazine
~14 min read · From 2017 · With the appearance of voice user interfaces, AI and chatbots, **what is the future of graphical user interfaces** (GUIs)? Don’t worry: Despite some dark predictions, GUIs will stay around for many years to come. Let me share my personal, humble predictions and introduce multi-modal interfaces as a more human way of communication between user and machine.
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MIT Technology Review
Amazon wants Alexa to run your life. First, it must know everything about you
MIT Technology Review
6 min read · From 2019 · The creator of the famous voice assistant dreams of a world where Alexa is everywhere, anticipating your every need.
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IEEE Spectrum
iRobot CEO: Why Voice is the Future of Robot Control
IEEE Spectrum
Nov 18th · I am not a fan of Alexa. Or Google Assistant. Or, really, any Internet-connected camera or microphone which has a functionality based around being in my house and active all of the time. I don't use voice-activated systems, and while having a webcam is necessary, I make sure to physically unplug it
SearchEngineJournal®
Google: Voice Search Is Not The Future
SearchEngineJournal®
3 min read · Nov 12th · Google's Martin Splitt shared his opinion that voice search is not the future and that there will be no need to optimize for it
TechCrunch
Amazon brings Alexa to hospitals and senior living centers
TechCrunch
3 min read · Oct 25th · After already targeting verticals like hotels and apartment complexes, Amazon announced today it’s now rolling out new solutions for healthcare providers and senior living centers. The solutions,…
Nieman Lab
The dream of customized audio news isn’t working out (at least not yet) » Nieman Journalism Lab
Nieman Lab
3 min read · Nov 8th · Google "streamlined" its audio news offerings by ending its algorithm-customized briefing. Who'll figure out the best way for listeners to discover short audio news?
The Verge
Google is taking sign-ups for Relate, a voice assistant that recognizes impaired speech
The Verge
2 min read · Nov 9th · The goal is to make Google apps more inclusive.
