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"Despite its own push to collect more user data, by requiring individuals to log in to access services such as iPlayer, the BBC claimed the public had concerns about commercial voice assistants due to issues such as targeted advertising and security. "People know and trust the BBC, so it will use its role as public service innovator in technology to ensure everyone - not just the tech-elite - can benefit from accessing content and new experiences in this new way.""

"Google Assistant a beau se doter de l'une des technologies de reconnaissance vocal les plus performantes et abouties au monde, il peine à répondre aux personnes qui connaissent des difficultés au niveau de leur élocution. Conscient de l'enjeu, le géant technologique a donc décidé de mettre en orbite un projet répondant au nom d'« Euphoria » avec une ambition : celle de pallier cet enjeu et rendre sa technologie accessible au plus grand nombre."

Quand l'AV choisit le premier numéro de téléphone référencé sans autre critère de sélection...

"Mais où est Djingo ? L'enceinte connectée d'Orange, codéveloppée avec l'opérateur allemand Deutsche Telekom, n'en finit plus de se faire attendre. " "Les équipes chargées de l'élaboration de l'enceinte se heurtent notamment à des difficultés techniques sur la mise en œuvre du système de reconnaissance vocale, développé en plusieurs langues et qui doit permettre aux futurs utilisateurs de piloter leur télévision (changement de chaînes, recherche de programmes...), d'écouter de la musique, de passer des appels ou de gérer les objets connectés de leur maison par la voix. « La période d'apprentissage, longue et complexe, de l'intelligence artificielle implique que nous prenions le temps nécessaire pour assurer un service de haute qualité », explique Orange."

"Mozilla a élaboré un guide pour vous aider à modifier vos paramètres de vie privée sur les assistants vocaux."

"The AI sausage that voice technology relies on gets made in a feedback loop: The products perform well enough, voice data from customers are collected and used to improve the service, more people buy in to the product as it improves, and then more data are collected, improving it further. This loop requires a large customer base to sustain itself, which raises the question: Would as many people have bought these products if they knew that Romanian contract workers would listen to them, even if they didn't deliberately trigger their devices? " "In a recent article for The New Yorker on the risks of automation, the Harvard professor Jonathan Zittrain coined the phrase intellectual debt: the phenomenon by which we readily accept new technology into our lives, only bothering to learn how it works after the fact. Essentially, buy first, ask questions later." "But privacy alone won't solve this. It's just as important for consumers to know how our devices work to begin with."

"You can schedule assigned reminders by saying: "Hey Google, remind Jamal to take out the trash at 8 p.m." or "Hey Google, remind Sophie she's a great kid tomorrow at 5 p.m.""

"The Internet has overturned how people shop and reshaped the retail industry. Voice assistants are about to unleash another revolution. As people increasingly shop via the likes of Alexa and Siri, they will tend to demand generic products, starting with everyday items such as batteries and eventually including more complex purchases such as electronics. Digital assistants will use algorithms to compare product specifications, make suggestions, and do comparisons, so that customers can find "the longest-lasting battery pack" or "the cheapest bag of flour." If digital assistants with trustworthy recommendations become a significant source of sales - and we think they will - they could chip away at all but the strongest product brands. Competition will become even more brutal as consumers switch between only one or two verbally suggested options offered by digital assistants - one being their own private label or another low-cost product. Companies that have negotiated with retailers for shelf space up to now will have to find ways to convince the digital assistants to put their products at the top of verbal searches."

> 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."

" Apple et Google ont annoncé tour à tour mettre en pause leurs programmes d'analyse des enregistrements provenant des requêtes formulées par les utilisateurs à leurs assistants vocaux Siri et Google Assistant. Une suspension qui s'appliquera pendant trois mois au sein de l'Union européenne pour Google, et de manière plus définitive et mondiale pour Apple. "

Etude Roland Berger

"Often called a "Siri for education," AI assistants provide students with two necessary components for learning: immediate response and objective feedback. Digital voice assistant tutors focus on niches like learning English or studying a specific subject." > https://edwin.ai/ > http://www.ailearn.co/business-english/ > https://www.cognii.com/technology [...] "With the advent of edtech startups seeking a place as a tutor in classrooms and during personal study time, it won't be long before the tech titans Apple and Amazon turn toward the development of AI tutors created exclusively for learners looking for personal assistance. Your next tutor may be an AI voice assistant."

"F'xa is built with feminists values in mind and every response given holds up to feminist beliefs that avoid reinforcing bias and stereotypes. F'xa was created by a diverse team using the Feminist Internet's Personal Intelligent Assistant Standards and Josie Young's Feminist Chatbot Design research. In preparation for building F'xa, Young explored contemporary feminist techniques for designing technology called the Feminist Chatbot Design Process - a series of reflective questions incorporating feminist design, ethical AI principles, and research on de-biasing data. Using a smartphone, the bot works to ensure designers don't perpetuate gender inequalities into their chatbots and educates users on how current voice assistants give gender equality a bleak future. "

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"La Ville et la Métropole de Rennes lancent un nouveau service à destination des habitants : Roaz, un assistant virtuel de service public." "Roaz est accessible depuis le site internet metropole.rennes.fr, via un ordinateur ou en version mobile, via Google Assistant ou encore via les enceintes connectées Amazon Alexa et Google Home. Pour faire appel à Roaz sur les enceintes connectées ou via Google Assistant, il suffit d'invoquer « Démarches Rennes Métropole ». Roaz fonctionne de manière textuelle mais aussi vocale, et ce afin de proposer un accès simplifié au service public et aux démarches administratives pour les personnes qui éprouvent des difficultés avec la lecture."