CognitionX’s Report + Google I/O + Cisco chatbot open source
Google IO, Facebook F8 & Microsoft Build: we sifted through it all. We saw the vision piece for Microsoft’s Cortana, but will get excited when it launches. Google’s “camera first” experience is the highlight for us.
New technology research from us on AI speech and text analysis technology!
The really exciting news, though, is from here at CognitionX! We’re very proud to announce the latest version of our report “AI and its impact on speech and text”.
This volume is a deep dive into AI for text and speech: scanning 80+ technologies, we distilled this down to 35 to evaluate.
Knowledge network update: we now have 150+ experts AI for speech and text.
Ask a question on speech and text, get the report for free!
Our report retails for £995+VAT. But we have an insanely special offer on currently though! All you have to do to secure your free personal copy of this 90 page report is:
- Sign up to the CognitionX Knowledge Network
- Ask a question you have on AI for speech and text
- Personal copy of the £995+VAT report yours for free!
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Also this week:
- UK newspaper Guardian’s case study in voice design
- Cisco open sources $125m worth of conversational AI tech
- Elderly, loneliness and voice assistants: Accenture and the energy sector in Sweden
- Free drinks — just ask!
- In-depth Google Assistant search report
Numbers That Matter
Industry-first reports on voice-activated devices are released
Google Assistant search results report: a London-based voice design agency, Rabbit & Pork, has produced detailed statistics on how Google Assistant handles thousands of different queries across 23 industries. It offers useful insight into which industries are being served well and not so well today and how this compares with a year ago.
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Leading the Pack
Google Lens can translate foreign language text in photos and read it back to you
This is a very powerful update to the Google app (iOS standalone and Android) is making it easier learn more about the real world simply by pointing your camera at it (“camera-first” UX). It has an impressively smooth update to the translation feature to pull foreign language text and translate it to something you can understand.
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Under the Hood
Cisco open-sources MindMeld conversational AI platform
A “dirty secret” of machine learning solutions is the prominence of on-premise deployments, particularly with conversation elements where the personal data aspects are perhaps more prominent. Open source can help with this and a mature framework like MindMeld is a welcome addition.
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Speaking to machines brings opportunities and challenges
If you’re starting a new project in voice, have a look at the great work from the Guardian. They’ve open sourced the code from their two big projects, the Guardian Briefing and Year in Review. Hopefully these can be helpful to get you up and running.
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Leading the Pack
Accenture launches AI-driven solution to tackle elderly loneliness in Sweden
The social role of voice assistants and smart speakers is one of the more surprising developments of conversational AI in recent years. Loneliness is on the rise, and again and again we’re seeing smart speakers as playing a valuable role in the elderly.
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Bacardi uses Alexa and Google Assistant for free rum sample campaign
In Germany, consumers simply need to ask their voice assistant of choice to “Send me a sample of Bacardi” and register with Send Me a Sample to get a free tasting of the dark rum.
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