For most of us, the ultimate
luxury is perhaps an assistant who would respond to your queries and
listen to whatever you talk and keep you engaged. The luxury has now
been made possible with the great innovations in artificial
intelligence. Now with the breakthroughs in AI technology, the voice
controlled virtual assistance are becoming seemingly important and
useful in enterprise settings. But what are voice controlled virtual
assistants?
Virtual
assistants are devices or an application program that has the
potential to interpret human speech through synthesised voices and
completes the tasks for the users. Regardless, whether you own Amazon
device, you would have probably heard about Alexa. It is the name
you often call out when you have a question, say for example “When
you want to know about the weather outside before you start to work,
the application program will provide complete details about the
weather throughout the day and help you to get prepared for the day.
If it is a rainy day, you can dress up accordingly or if it is going
to snow, then you should cover yourself with layers of clothes”.
These devices are designed to perform simple tasks like playing
music, control smart home gadgets, lock the door, and adjust the
thermostat and few more.
Similarly
when you use Apple gadgets, you would be familiar with “Siri”. It
is one of the first comprehensive voice command applications enabling
users to interact with their device by speaking to them. Although
this was not the first voice command app yet this was able to honor
your commands with more realistic voices. During every upgrade,
“Siri” had added features and showed more capabilities. In fact,
you can send a text or email a message or check your calendar with
the help of these apps.
Popular
Voice Assistants and Features
Amazon
Alexa – Perfect voice assistant for smart tech beginners and
hobbyists.
Features:
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Highly capable of answering questions and performing tasks with its intelligence
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Known for its smart home support and has great compatibility with devices like Philips Hue lights and Ring doorbell camera
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In addition to general tasks, Alexa’s connection to amazon is amazing and provides the best shopping experience for the consumers
Google
Assistant- Get souped with the technology
Features:
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The new interpreter mode in Google assistants can translate conversations.
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Make quick phone calls
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Send text messages
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Easier to manage and control smart home devices connected to your account
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Set remainders and calendar events
Although
different voice assistants works with different devices like the
Alexa with Amazon Echo devices, Siri with Apple IOS gadgets and
devices, OK google with Android phones and tablets, the only common
aspect it shares is the internet connection. They are online versions
and can function only when they are connected with the wifi or
internet.
These
smart devices are equipped with an artificially intelligent virtual
assistant which allows the users to interact with the devices
hands-free. Developers are constantly creating new features which
can further integrate them into our lives. A marketing study shows
that around 46% of US adults use digital voice assistants because
convenience matters.
Some
of the benefits of smart devices are
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Smart devices offers exceptional convenience at an unprecedentedly low cost.
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These hands-free devices is a great boon to the elderly and disabled people by automating crucial activities and services
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People have someone to talk, some people even share intimate details about themselves despite security or surveillance risk
Conclusion
The
world hasn’t completed shifted to voice but slowly moving towards
it. Of course voice technology is still evolving and still
corporations are figuring out how to add excitement to this voice
technology and make it easier for the people.
