Today, Apple published a long and informative blog post by its audio software engineering and speech teams…
Tag: voice recognition
HomePod should become a hub for all Apple-centric needs
Today the HomePod is all about music, but it could be so much more…
Hey Siri: give me a product development road map for AI
Infighting, rushed development, and lack of vision have damaged Apple’s Siri development…
Former Apple employees reflect on Siri’s ‘squandered lead’ over Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant
Review after review trashed Siri with words like ‘dopey,’ ‘annoying’ and ’embarrassingly inadequate’…
Siri creator is surprised by how much Apple’s Siri still can’t do
Norman Winarsky was among those present at the birth of Siri…
Amazon follows Apple by designing custom AI chips for Alexa
Amazon has started designing a custom artificial intelligence chip that would power future Echo devices…
One hour with Apple’s new HomePod smart speaker
There’s finally good news for those eagerly awaiting Apple’s take on the smart speaker…
Gene Munster ups Siri’s exam grade from ‘D+’ to ‘C’
In our latest 800 question test of AI assistant Siri, she was able to understand…
Believe it or not, Apple’s Siri is actually quite good at lots of things, recent data shows
Siri delivered the highest percentage of perfectly completed device responses in both quiet and noisy environments…
Apple explains how ‘Hey Siri’ works using a deep neural network and machine learning
Apple has published a fascinating new entry in its Machine Learning Journal this month that explains…
Apple explains how it’s making Siri smarter without endangering user privacy
I wake up and put on my Apple Watch, and while I’m making coffee, I look down and see…
Apple’s Siri is still the top-ranking personal assistant, but active users declined 15% YOY
The report analyzed mobile app usage of U.S. consumers between May 2016 and May 2017…
How Apple’s once-revolutionary Siri lost its edge
For its first three years, Apple’s Siri had no real competitors. Today, Apple is playing catch-up in a product category it invented…
Amazon’s Alexa arrives on iPhones and iPads; challenges Siri on Apple’s iOS
Apple’s Siri may not be the most capable voice assistant, or the most beloved…
Siri learns Shanghainese as Apple’s voice assistant’s language lead widens
With the broad release of Google Assistant last week, the voice-assistant wars are in full swing…
How to enable Apple’s Siri for third party apps in iOS 10
Siri in iOS now supports third party apps, meaning Siri can interact with apps like PayPal, Skype, Uber, and others…
Five years on, why doesn’t Apple’s Siri work better than it does?
There are some fundamental differences between Apple and Google when it comes to privacy…
Mossberg: Why does Apple’s Siri seem so dumb?
In addition to the iPhone, Siri is now on the iPad, and was recently added to the Mac…
Samsung brings in founders of Apple’s Siri with ‘Viv’ startup acquisition
Samsung Electronics Co. is acquiring Viv Labs Inc., a U.S.-based artificial-intelligence software company…
Tim Bajarin: Siri is crucial to the Apple’s future
Apple has been working on speech and voice AI solutions for decades…
The time has come to think different about Apple’s Siri
Siri is an invisible operating system poised to propel Apple, and its products, into the future…
macOS Sierra: The essential guide to using Siri on your Mac
Scheduled to ship in Fall with a public beta next month, macOS Sierra brings numerous improvements…
Siri creator on new AI platform ‘Viv’ and conversational commerce
Virtual assistant technology is rapidly spreading on smartphones and devices like Amazon’s Echo….
Why Apple’s Spotlight and Siri should merge into one
I think merging both Spotlight and Siri into one feature/entity would…
97% of iPhone users are too embarrassed to talk to Siri in public
Alexa, Siri, Cortana, and OK Google are all hot names in tech right now…
Apple looks to ramp up developers’ enthusiasm at WWDC 2016
Things are a little different for the WWDC this year than in the past, as Apple CEO Tim Cook will deliver his keynote address at…
Apple Watch: Still the leader of a growing smartwatch pack
Unlike fad products such as 3D printers, smartwatches have a predecessor industry in electronic watches…
New Intel partnership may finally bring Apple’s Siri to the Mac
Intel is adding speech recognition features to its system-on-chips (SoC) via a partnership with…
Apple is hiring engineers to coach Siri on sports
Apple wants its iOS personal assistant Siri to get a lot better at sports…
Give Siri access to third-party apps, and (in time) much more
As powerful as Siri is, I’d like to see it be able to do more – much, much more…
The original ‘Star Trek’ is still driving innovation at Apple
When George Takei visited last month, we were fascinated with his explanation of Star Trek’s influence on…
How Apple TV went from afterthought to exciting in one night
The new capabilities of the Apple TV mean that it’s a serious contender to replace multiple technologies..
Local media streaming app Plex coming to Apple TV
We are very excited to have a crack at bringing our users Apple TV. It’s been a long requested platform and we’re excited to work on it…
What Apple got right in Apple TV’s user interface – and what needs work
Fixing the Apple TV was one of the last topics Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs discussed…
Siri: Why Apple Music’s most playful feature may be its most crucial one
Apple Music listeners who experiment with Siri’s chops as their personal music assistant…
Here’s how iOS 9’s Siri will push ahead of Google Now and Cortana
Several of Siri’s promised features push the platform ahead of the competition…
Apple wins Siri patent appeal in China
Apple has won an appeal in China over patent rights to voice recognition software…
Samsung warns ‘SmartTV’ users not to discuss personal info in front of their eavesdropping TVs
The potential privacy intrusion of voice-activated services is massive…
Apple’s been investing a lot in Siri, and it’s paying off
I’ve noticed over the past year that Siri is getting faster, faster than Google Now…
Siri’s inventors are building a radical new Artificial Intelligence that does anything you ask
I do feel if Steve were alive, I would still be at Apple…
Apple prepares for the next generation of Siri
For all its promise and promotion, Apple’s Siri voice-powered personal assistant…
Apple loses China speech recognition patent case, separate suit against Apple continues
A Beijing court has ruled against Apple Inc by upholding the validity…
