voice activation

A voice-user interface makes spoken human interaction with computers possible, using speech recognition to understand spoken commands and answer questions, and typically text to speech to play a reply. A voice command device is a device controlled with a voice user interface.

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Amazon Adds Favorites and Shortcuts to Alexa App
Amazon Adds Favorites and Shortcuts to Alexa App
December 01, 2023  |  Alexa

Amazon has unveiled a redesigned Alexa app, offering users an enhanced experience in managing their smart home devices. The updated app has new customization options...

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Multitasking in the Voice Economy Is Being Reshaped by Gen AI
Multitasking in the Voice Economy Is Being Reshaped by Gen AI
November 28, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

It has become commonplace to say that generative artificial intelligence will upend, well, everything. The rise of AI and a range of hyper-enabled chatbots and...

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Amazon Puts Alexa in the Driver’s Seat, Walmart Revs Up Package Delivery
Amazon Puts Alexa in the Driver’s Seat, Walmart Revs Up Package Delivery
November 24, 2023  |  Retail

Amazon and Walmart are revving up their engines with initiatives set to hit consumers by the year’s end or the start of 2024. The projects...

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FTC Seeks Ideas to Prevent Misuse of AI-Enabled Voice Cloning
FTC Seeks Ideas to Prevent Misuse of AI-Enabled Voice Cloning
November 16, 2023  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken a proactive stance in protecting consumers from the potential dangers of artificial intelligence-enabled voice cloning technology. The FTC...

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OpenAI Scoops Big Tech With Launch of GPT App Store
OpenAI Scoops Big Tech With Launch of GPT App Store
November 07, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

A lot can change in a year, just ask OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Last November, his company launched its ChatGPT product to the public and...

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Voice-Based AI Interactions Bring Sci-Fi Fantasies to Everyday Reality
Voice-Based AI Interactions Bring Sci-Fi Fantasies to Everyday Reality
October 31, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

The science fiction genre is going to need a new name, or some new tropes, as many of its greatest hits are becoming a right-now...

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13% of Consumers Schedule Doctor’s Appointments via Voice Tech
13% of Consumers Schedule Doctor’s Appointments via Voice Tech
September 25, 2023  |  Voice Activation

Healthcare innovation is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, with more and more industry players and stakeholders increasingly adopting newer technologies to simplify patients’ activities. Take...

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OpenAI Says ChatGPT Can Now ‘See’ and ‘Speak’
OpenAI Says ChatGPT Can Now ‘See’ and ‘Speak’
September 25, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI said the days of communicating with ChatGPT by typing are coming to an end. The artificial intelligence (AI) company said it is introducing new...

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Amazon Unveils Upgraded Devices With Gen AI-Powered Features
Amazon Unveils Upgraded Devices With Gen AI-Powered Features
September 20, 2023  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon unveiled new Echo devices, Fire TV technology and eero Wi-Fi system. Among the upgrades added to some of the devices introduced Wednesday (Sept. 20) are...

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