Google’s voice assistant more accurate than Alexa, Siri for medication info, study suggests
The study is a follow-up to a 2019 study in which Google also ranked first place. The updated study shows that all three voice assistants are working toward improving accuracy, according to a May 19 news release on the study. Full Story: Becker’s Hospital Review
Spokestack Introduces Personalized Voice Assistant Development Platform for Web and Mobile Apps
Voice technology startup Spokestack has debuted a new tool for personalizing custom voice assistants using machine learning. The Spokestack Maker toolset aims at streamlining and speeding up the process of integrating custom voice assistants into web and mobile apps. Full Story: Voicebot.ai
Google’s Artificial Intelligence Voice Assistant Bests Siri, Alexa
Google Assistant has the most accurate artificial intelligence capabilities for providing medication information, with Siri and Alexa making swift improvements. Full Story: HealthITAnalytics
Do chatbots need to be more likable?
Across three studies with 300 participants in the U.S., researchers tested reactions to AI-bots with the same underlying functionality but different descriptions. Full Story: RetailWire
Sad, happy or angry: What would happen if Alexa could read your mood, offer shopping tips?
If Amazon’s Alexa thinks you sound sad, should it suggest that you buy a gallon of ice cream? Full Story: The Economic Times
Best Voice Activated Devices for the Office
A voice-activated device uses speech recognition to understand spoken commands and answer questions, and typically text to speech to play a reply. Full Story: Small Business Trends
The time to debate the power of voice technology is now. (Before Alexa starts suggesting comfort foods.) Full Story: The New York Times
Siri and Alexa improve search comprehension rates, suggesting enhanced AI over the past two years, but still lag behind Google as more people turn to voice assistants during pandemic. Full Story: My TechDecisions
It Is Time For Businesses to Listen Up: How Voice-Messaging Is Changing Customer Experience
Voice messaging and audio are becoming key features for messaging applications, but what does the future hold for them? Full Story: Business 2 Community
Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven voice technology deployed on mobile phones and smart speakers has a potential to improve patient management and organizational workflow. Full Story: DocWire News
