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I could easily see a chat thread with Alexa where I can ask things I don't want to say out loud. Like: - "Number for city of [myCity] utilities" - "[what's t
by EADGBE 9y ago
I could easily see a chat thread with Alexa where I can ask things I don't want to say out loud.
Like:
- "Number for city of [myCity] utilities"
- "[what's the current] bitcoin price"
- "what's my checking account balance"
- "remind me on the first to change the air filter every [X] months"
Etc. Essentially this would be used while I don't want to bother people around me. I'll be eager to use a voice assistant when it becomes convenient for me. Siri isn't there yet, but my Alexa interactions are damn-near close already (No experience with Google or others). If this saves me from opening up a google tab, or some little-used app then I'm all for it.
What Alexa considers Utterances can simply be interpreted as text instead of speech[-to-text]. The testing tools for Alexa Skills already allows this. Hell, I developed a skill with a strong user base without an Echo device at all.
I use Alexa/Amazon in this case because I've used it first-hand. Any other AI would work just as well (as talking directly to it).
- ankjl 9y agoInterestingly, for the items you listed, I am skeptical that needing to jump through the hoops of NLP would result in a more convenient experience for some users. It feels like the reason why some of these voice systems actually have utility is because they are usable in scenarios where you typically can't/don't want to type (such as while driving, lying on the couch at your house, etc). When you require somebody to type in their query, I'm struggling to see why an Alexa/AI chat thread would perform better than just a search engine with AI features. Or how, practically, it's different than just a "thread" where what you type goes to a search engine.