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"- 34% of U.S. 18-29-year-olds owned a smart speaker at the beginning of 2019 while the figure for the over 60 population was just 20%. - The use of voice assistants on smartphones follows a similar pattern but is less extreme with over 80% of under 30 consumers saying they've used a smartphone-based voice assistant compared to about 60% for the oldest age group. - However, the frequency of smart speaker use is less age-dependent as 60 years and older device owners actually exceed that of the 18-29 group with 46.6% as daily users compared to 43.1% respectively. The 30-44 age group was most active with 51.3% daily users. - Consumers over 60 skew significantly toward Amazon Alexa use for smart speakers and Apple Siri on iPhones. Google Assistant and its primary distribution of Google Home smart speakers and Android smartphones are not very popular among older Americans."

> https://erlendprendergast.com/CounterBug "Glasgow School of Art graduate Erlend Prendergast has designed a modular robotic device that talks back to Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa in order to protect users from digital surveillance." "Speaking to Dezeen at the Glasgow School of Art degree show, Prendergast described his proposal as "an alternative approach to digital self defence" that is intentionally "satirical and tongue-in-cheek". "There is an inherent irony at the core of the project," he added, "because really the only way to defend yourself against Alexa is to not buy an Alexa."" "Murmur attempts to confuse Amazon's algorithms for tailored advertising by whispering contradictory phrases when the user mentions something that could indicate a preference, taste or hobby."

"Ce [GPS] se réveille suite à une longue pression sur le bouton de la montre et se contente de réponses écrites, la Versa 2 n'ayant pas de haut-parleur. Il sera donc possible de contrôler tout son écosystème Alexa depuis sa montre. " > mode écoute + notifications écrites

Les annonces de google concernent l'arrivée de plusieurs produits : une enceinte caméléon qui s'adapte à son environnement et quelques améliorations sur le contexte d'utilisation comme ne pas réveiller le conjoint en chuchotant, prise en compte d'au moins 2 langues différentes dans le foyer, de nouvelles voix comme celle de l'acteur Samuel L Jackson /lunettes connectées -echo frames équipées de haut parleur et microphone dans les branches /la bague EchoLoop dotée d'un micro et haut parleur. Autre annonce concerne les enjeux de privacy avec la possibilité d'effacer ses traces audio datées de plus de 3 mois en plus de pouvoir effacer la dernière question posée à Alexa.

"A day ahead of its annual fall hardware event, Amazon is making a big partnership announcement: it has created the Voice Interoperability Initiative, which is sort of a statement of intent from over 30 different companies that they will strive to ensure devices will work with multiple digital assistants at the same time. For example, you could talk to either Alexa or Cortana on the same smart speaker simply by saying the appropriate wake word." "The idea, these companies hope, is that there will be two kinds of assistants. One type will be broad in its knowledge and capabilities (think Alexa, Siri, and Google), but others will be narrow and deep, context-specific to their domain of knowledge. The goal is to make it possible to directly talk to any of them on a smart speaker without the need for an intermediate skill." "Limp likens his vision for voice assistants to browsers: you can use whatever browser you want to go to whatever website you want, so why can't you use whatever speaker you want to talk to any assistant you want? "

"Hackers can abuse Amazon Alexa and Google Home smart assistants to eavesdrop on user conversations without users' knowledge, or trick users into handing over sensitive information."

"Pirater un assistant vocal par la lumière. C'est ce qu'ont réussi à faire des chercheurs japonais et de l'université du Michigan. Depuis sept mois, ils sont parvenus à lancer des commandes à distance sur des assistants Alexa, Siri et Google Home grâce à des faisceaux lumineux et laser. Le diaphragme des micros serait à la fois sensible au son et aux stimulations lumineuses."

"Patients can tell Alexa to ask for specific help, such as pain medication or assistance using the bathroom. The skill will then send their request to their nurse via a mobile device and a tablet at the nurse's station. For patients unable to find or reach the standard call button, a voice-activated system can be a real boon. And, because the specifics of the request are shared, the skill is more efficient than a call button. Nurses will know what the patient needs before they arrive and its severity - if it's an emergency or a less life-threatening need. "

podcast radio articles complémentaires : https://siecledigital.fr/2018/11/21/alexa-voix-presentateur/ https://developer.amazon.com/fr/blogs/alexa/post/7ab9665a-0536-4be2-aaad-18281ec59af8/varying-speaking-styles-with-neural-text-to-speech

"While people are certainly enthusiastic about the new technology, it's not exactly life-changing yet." [...] "There's always been a tendency to force the 'old' onto the 'new' when it comes to emerging technology platforms - the first ads on television, for example, were essentially radio ads, read out loud," Until we find the app, use-case or invention that could only be possible using voice, we're still just repurposing online content for your ears."

"Some companies are already working to develop more individualized software. Voiceitt, a startup, is currently beta-testing a speech-recognition app that translates nonstandard speech to standard speech in real time using a closed dictionary. "

"Stéphane Richard : Notre enceinte connectée pourra répondre aussi bien au mot-clé "Djingo" qu'au déclencheur "Alexa". Cependant, les fonctions seront distinctes et il n'y aura aucun partage de données entre les deux services. Aujourd'hui, seuls les assistants d'Amazon et de Google sont capables d'effectuer des requêtes sur le Web à la voix. Notre partenariat avec Alexa relève du "donnant-donnant" car, en échange, les enceintes d'Amazon vont également intégrer l'assistant Djingo en France et en Allemagne."

Test de conversation avec 3 assistants vocaux ("rétro-ingénierie") Limites d'une conversation "naturelle" : la compréhension, la syntaxe, le contexte, l'interprétation, l'opinion... mise à l'épreuve les assistants vocaux par le New York Times

"[...] en assurant protéger la vie privée de ses utilisateurs, Snips fait face à un paradoxe de taille: comment faire progresser les capacités de son assistant sans pouvoir exploiter des millions de données vocales, comme le font Google et Amazon ?"