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Maybe Assistant could somehow monitor what kind of things users are asking a particular app to do and use that to determine defaults for specific actions in fut

by Ajedi32 10y ago

Maybe Assistant could somehow monitor what kind of things users are asking a particular app to do and use that to determine defaults for specific actions in future interactions. Imagine: "Okay Google, get me movie tickets for Rogue One on Tuesday" "I'm sorry, I don't know how to do that yet. Try telling me to ask another service like Fandango or MovieTickets.com." "Ask Fandango" "Okay. [Switches to Fandango.] What theater do you want to see Rogue One at?" --- Later when I ask for movie tickets again... "Okay Google, get me a movie ticket for Moana." "I'm not sure how to do that. Would you like me to ask Fandango?" "Sure" "Okay. [Switches to Fandango.] What theater do you want to see Moana at?" --- Later still... "Okay Google, get me a movie ticket for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." "Sure, let me ask Fandango... [Switches to Fandango.]" --- You get the idea. And if a user ever wants to use a different service, they can always ask for it explicitly.

sixdimensional 10y ago
I think the Google voice recognition service (triggered by "Ok Google") on my phone already does something similar. When I used to say to call a particular person, it would ask "which number, home or mobile?", for example. Over time, I usually always ask for the same number for a particular contact (mobile), and it learned that when I ask for the first name of the contact, it usually always means a specific contact. So whereas initially I had to say the full name and pick a number, now all I say is "Call <first name>" and it starts dialing the exact contact I wanted. It also knows that this first name is my wife... so I can even say "call my wife" and it also works. This lends credence to the model you're describing, and maybe that's exactly how it will work in the future. I think machine learning sorts this out quite well.
pkulak 10y ago
That's probably step 2 (or 8). The current situation seems like a good step one, though.

by Ajedi32 10y ago

sixdimensional 10y ago

I think the Google voice recognition service (triggered by "Ok Google") on my phone already does something similar. When I used to say to call a particular person, it would ask "which number, home or mobile?", for example. Over time, I usually always ask for the same number for a particular contact (mobile), and it learned that when I ask for the first name of the contact, it usually always means a specific contact. So whereas initially I had to say the full name and pick a number, now all I say is "Call <first name>" and it starts dialing the exact contact I wanted. It also knows that this first name is my wife... so I can even say "call my wife" and it also works. This lends credence to the model you're describing, and maybe that's exactly how it will work in the future. I think machine learning sorts this out quite well.

pkulak 10y ago

That's probably step 2 (or 8). The current situation seems like a good step one, though.