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What Are Virtual Assistants and What Can You Do With Them?

2017-06-20 01:07:08| PC Magazine Speakers Product Guide

Alexa, Cortana, and Google Assistant execs discuss what voice-activated contextual artificial intelligence (AI) can do for business, and how the digital assistant landscape is evolving along with AI.

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Digital Assistants Fail Abysmally in Crisis Situations

2016-03-16 20:11:46| TechNewsWorld

Personal digital assistants are of little benefit for people experiencing a serious personal crisis, such as sexual assault or thoughts of suicide, according to a study published Monday. The research looked at four major personal assistants. For the most part, they were unable to recommend solutions when users expressed severe mental anguish, or reported domestic violence, sexual assault or forms of imminent danger.

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Digital Assistants Sap Drivers' Attention

2015-10-24 00:16:50| TechNewsWorld

Up to 27 seconds of residual distraction trails use of digital assistant software and infotainment systems in automobiles, the University of Utah reported Thursday. The report follows a similar set of studies done last year that concluded that infotainment systems distract drivers. This time, researchers looked at the aftereffects of driving while using infotainment systems and digital assistants.

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