Virtual Assistant

• Amazon’s Alexa could soon mimic the voice of your dead loved ones

  With less than a minute of recording, Amazon says that it can create a realistic sounding AI-generated voice that you can switch to on the Alexa voice assistant system.

  Tech

  Jun 24, 2022
  
• Amazon team that monitors Alexa can access user locations: report

  A group of Amazon staff tasked with monitoring a fraction of Alexa recordings can view location data, according to a report.

  News

  Apr 24, 2019
  
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• U.S. teen arrested after telling Siri he planned a school shooting

  Investigators don't believe the boy posed a threat or had access to weapons.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2019
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• Famed aviator inspires new True North virtual assistant

  The "Amelia" character is based on aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

  Entertainment

  Nov 22, 2018
• Google’s AI assistant must identify itself as a robot during phone calls: report

  Google faced backlash from users and regulators this week after introducing new AI features that can make phone calls and carry on conversations as if they were human.

  Consumer

  May 12, 2018
• Mark Zuckerberg’s New Year’s resolution is to build an artificially intelligent butler

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to his Facebook account to share his goal for the New Year, explaining his vision for a virtual assistant that would help him get things done around the house.

  Tech

  Jan 4, 2016
• Microsoft reveals Siri-like Windows Phone feature

  Microsoft is showcasing a new virtual assistant as part of an upcoming update for Windows phones.

  Money

  Apr 2, 2014