virtual assistant

A virtual assistant is generally self-employed and provides professional administrative, technical, or creative assistance to clients remotely from a home office.

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Getting Credit Unions Ready For The Voice-Activated Future
Getting Credit Unions Ready For The Voice-Activated Future
January 03, 2018  |  Voice Activation

In what feels like the blink of an eye — and pushed by the breakout success of Amazon’s Echo line of smart speaker products —...

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The Year In Voice-Activated AI
The Year In Voice-Activated AI
December 27, 2017  |  Intelligence of Things

“Alexa?” “Hey, Siri…” “Okay, Google…” “Hi, Bixby…” If we told the average person in early 2013 that someday it was going to be very important...

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Alexa: Calling Your Screen And Screening Your Calls
Alexa: Calling Your Screen And Screening Your Calls
December 19, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

Commerce is becoming ever more linked — between nations and across time zones and gadgets. Amid all the change in commerce and payments (already), can...

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Toyota’s AI Assistant Wants To Be The Consumer’s Car Buddy
Toyota’s AI Assistant Wants To Be The Consumer’s Car Buddy
October 31, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

Toyota drivers are about to gain a new best friend in Yui, an onboard virtual assistant that uses artificial intelligence to do everything from talk to...

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ATB Financial Uses Facebook Messenger As Virtual Banking Assistant
ATB Financial Uses Facebook Messenger As Virtual Banking Assistant
October 24, 2017  |  Banking

ATB Financial has partnered with FinTech Finn.ai to launch a virtual banking assistant that utilizes Facebook Messenger. “At ATB, we’re innovating at the forefront of...

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Amazon Rules The Smart Speaker Market, Ahead Of Google
Amazon Rules The Smart Speaker Market, Ahead Of Google
September 19, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

When it comes to voice-activated smart speakers, Amazon is the undisputed leader, with 76 percent of the market share. That’s according to Consumer Intelligence Research...

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Alexa Can Now Make Third-Party Skills Suggestions
Alexa Can Now Make Third-Party Skills Suggestions
September 06, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon recently launched a new feature that allows Alexa to offer suggestions of third-party skills in response to questions she cannot answer. In the past,...

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Apple Switches Gears With New Exec To Lead Siri
Apple Switches Gears With New Exec To Lead Siri
September 04, 2017  |  Apple

Reports in Apple Insider first noticed the change: Senior vice president of internet software and services Eddie Cue is no longer in charge of Siri. On...

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Facebook Buys AI Startup Ozlo For Messenger
Facebook Buys AI Startup Ozlo For Messenger
August 01, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook, the social media giant, has acquired Ozlo, a Silicon Valley artificial intelligence (AI) tech startup, in an effort to build out its personal assistant...

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