Notes Defined as a computational artifact designed to establish social-emotional relationships with its user (Bickmore and Picard2005) Under this definition, therefore, SVAS does not include the non-stand-alone voice-activated assistant software such as Siri, Cortana, or Google Assistant. ...
Apple's new feature lets users invoke the virtual assistant at any time by saying the phrase, "Hey Siri." The hands-free function has been available since iOS 8, but could only be used when a device was plugged into a power source. With iPhone 6s, the device is...
(Unless you're a tech reviewer like me, and you've got the Google Assistant, Alexa and Apple's Siri chirping away at you all day.) Amazon, which launched the Echo speaker five years ago, in November 2014, continues to dominate smart speakers, with rival Google catching up. Amazon has ...