HyperVoix

"For now, the startup [Bamboo Learning Inc] is targeting parents and children but says the technology could eventually wind up in schools if it catches on. Persuading parents that Alexa is an appropriate education tool for kids could be tricky. " "Bamboo is hoping that it can carve out a niche as a useful tool for parents who want an educational diversion for their kids on the new voice software. That could mean offering their assistance to more companies like Highlights looking for expertise in educational applications for Alexa. Or, echoing the models of internet giants that rely on user-generated content, they could build out a platform for teachers and schools to build voice tools."

"Lors du CES Asia 2019, Alibaba a annoncé l'intégration de son assistant vocal dans les véhicules de marque Audi, Renault, et Honda. Cette annonce concerne exclusivement la Chine. À titre d'exemple, l'enceinte connectée Tmall Genie Auto devrait permettre aux chauffeurs de suivre une livraison, réserver une table dans un restaurant, ou encore acheter des tickets de cinéma. Sur du plus long terme, Alibaba indique qu'il sera possible de contrôler à distance ses appareils connectés, régler le chauffage, ou ouvrir les stores."

Demo Alexa

"When Conor Sprouls, a customer service representative in the call center of the insurance giant MetLife talks to a customer over the phone, he keeps one eye on the bottom-right corner of his screen. There, in a little blue box, A.I. tells him how he's doing. Talking too fast? The program flashes an icon of a speedometer, indicating that he should slow down. Sound sleepy? The software displays an "energy cue," with a picture of a coffee cup. Not empathetic enough? A heart icon pops up."

"Banking chatbots built with AI technologies can understand the contextual request from a customer. They can be taught to ask and answer questions in a familiar, conversational language. This is something that digital interactions with banks are lacking - a more natural, intuitive user experience."

"[...] le traitement de la voix à l'heure de la synthèse vocale pose de nombreuses questions au regard du droit. Si dans bien des cas, les applications envisagées sont tout à fait pertinentes, l'utilisation de caractéristiques vocales propres à une personne pose néanmoins des questions relatives notamment à l'usurpation d'identité et à la manipulation."

"La commande vocale, c'est certain, est le prochain grand sujet, et le fait que ces appareils soient basés sur des intelligences artificielles dont la logique échappe à ses utilisateurs rend les choses encore moins transparentes. Comme s'en est récemment fait l'écho la présidente de Radio France, Sibyle Veil, ces équipements commandés par la voix vont pouvoir demain orienter les utilisateurs dans leurs accès aux produits, aux services et à l'information. Or il n'existe aucune règle susceptible de les réguler aujourd'hui et il y a donc également un enjeu culturel pour les médias."

"The Spring 2019 Smart Audio Report revealed new smart speaker user behaviors and trends among the 21% of U.S. adults - 53M people - who own smart speakers today. The latest research from NPR and Edison uncovers security concerns among both smart speaker owners and non-owners, and challenges in discovery of new smart speaker functions or skills. But despite these challenges, smart speaker owners continue to integrate the device in their everyday routines: 69% of smart speaker owners use their device daily."

"Face au pouvoir de l'image, la voix prend sa place. Offrant une relation plus "intime" au contenu à la différence de la vidéo, elle accompagne le quotidien sans l'interrompre."

un jeu de plateau utilisant Alexa

"Speech-to-text applications are not new to medical staff, who have used transcription software to digitize voice notes recorded on a dictaphone for some time now." "Voice assistants are now available that can input patient notes directly into electronic health record (EHR) systems automatically when dictated by a physician, potentially saving a significant amount of time and effort." "Kara is the first "ambient" AI assistant, meaning it doesn't need to be invoked by the physician using a command word." "[the] patient (...] give their consent for their physician to use the AI assistant" "Saykara is one of a range of software vendors with voice assistants that are targeted specifically at supporting physicians. This includes Suki (which announced $20 million in funding last year), Notable (which attracted $13.5 million in investments last year), Nuance (whose Dragon Medical One is one of a variety of speech applications), and a range of others."

récap du CES Asia 12'08 Baidu smart speaker avec voix + caméra + écran + paiement via reconnaissance faciale + détection émotions + télé-médecine

"- 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."

"This study investigated the speech recognition abilities of popular voice assistants when being verbally asked about commonly dispensed medications by a variety of participants. " "Overall, these findings demonstrated that Google Assistant possesses a much more advanced AI system than its voice assistant competitors when comprehending medication names, but there is still room for improvement. Voice assistants and proper speech recognition in healthcare has the potential to deliver efficient and important health information to patients, especially to those with reduced ability to read small font of medication labels or type on a mobile device.13 However, the presence of a human transcriber for quality assurance is still vital when assessing something as important as the information related to complex medications.14 Future advancements of this technology are critical if it should be used to achieve the comprehension levels of a human healthcare practitioner."

"Dr. Lam is collaborating with a group of Stanford faculty members and students to build a virtual assistant that would allow individuals and corporations to avoid surrendering personal information as well as retain a degree of independence from giant technology companies." ... "The Stanford researchers are hoping to gain support by making their software freely available to users of smartphones, computers and consumer appliances. They are encouraging makers of consumer products to connect their devices to the Almond virtual assistant through a Wikipedia-style service they call Thingpedia. It is a shared database in which any manufacturer or internet service could specify how its product or service would interact with the Almond virtual assistant."

""Grâce à l'assistance vocale, les techniciens de production peuvent se concentrer sur leurs gestes et se libérer des notices et des modèles techniques", explique André Joly, co-fondateur de la société Simsoft Industry" ... "Les premiers projets développés 'sur mesure' pour des grands comptes nous permettent aujourd'hui de décliner Vogof par type de métiers, mais aussi d'élargir ses missions au-delà de l'assistance à la production, pour de la maintenance d'équipements ou de la formation professionnelle"

La graal de la voix selon Amazon : avoir une conversation sans y avoir pensé en terme de programmation de bout en bout. Un film- the night out scenario présenté lors de cette rencontre montre une conversation fluide avec alexa pour commander et réserver plusieurs choses : une place de cinéma, un diner et un taxi. L'objectif est de faire accomplir par l'assistant vocal des taches complexes incorporant plusieurs "skills" et permettant de réduire le nombre d'itérations pour faire des tâches comme réserver une place de cinéma ou commander à manger. La voix définira les contours de la technologie des 10 prochaines années. Je veux utiliser le même assistant sur tous les supports (devices) et non par support : l'assistant de la voiture, l'assistant de la télé,...

Un micro caché dans un robot cuiseur. Récit de deux personnes qui vont découvrir le micro caché et les intentions non dévoilées de l'industriel ni du distribiteur