Voice Assistants
Discover expert analysis on voice assistants with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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 What is natural language processing?In-depth Through natural language processing, AI developers are able to create systems capable of meaningful conversation By Dale Walker Last updated In-depth
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 The future of virtual assistants might lie in the metaverseIn-depth With the market slumping, could the once ‘next big thing’ be on its way out or will the technology find a way to adapt? By Elliot Mulley-Goodbarne Published In-depth
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 BT sheds light on the UK's growing e-waste problemNews Research from the company reveals that a third of Brits don't know how to recycle electronic items By Sabina Weston Published News
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 Amazon releases trove of Alexa tools to address developer apathyNews The company is hoping to find new ways to help users discover skills with the voice assistant By Bobby Hellard Published News
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 Microsoft retires Cortana mobile appNews Cortana is to continue 'its evolution as a productivity assistant' By Sabina Weston Published News
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 Red Box Conversa offers distributed teams platform-agnostic voice captureNews This multiplatform voice-capture platform claims to have the flexibility today’s companies need By Sarah Brennan Published News
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 Android TV may soon recognize individual voicesNews Your Android TV may soon be able to tell you from everyone else in your house By Tyler Omoth Published News
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 BBC testing ‘Beeb’ AI voice assistant with Windows InsidersNews UK users of Microsoft’s testing programme will help shape the future of the BBC's digital assistant By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published News
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 Amazon, Apple and Google join forces on voice for smart homesNews Voice assistants from rivals will work across smart home devices thanks to working group from Zigbee Alliance By Nicole Kobie Published News
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 Why you don’t need 5G – or a phoneOpinion Could the best way to make calls be to avoid a handset altogether? By Barry Collins Published Opinion
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 EasyJet's voice search feature takes flightNews Customers can now speak into their smartphone when searching for trip options By Rene Millman Published News
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 BBC set to launch “Beeb” AI voice assistantNews Assistant will be trained to recognise a range of UK accents By Rene Millman Published News