Voice AI

AI’s First Year: How Voice Reshaped the Conversational Ecosystem
AI’s First Year: How Voice Reshaped the Conversational Ecosystem
December 18, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

We live during one of the most connected periods of human history. And that is a trend that is only set to accelerate, particularly now...

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World’s First Purpose-Built AI Device is a Screenless, Voice-Activated Smartphone 
World’s First Purpose-Built AI Device is a Screenless, Voice-Activated Smartphone 
November 09, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The first commercial device purpose-built for the artificial intelligence (AI) era is here. And it came from a pair of ex-Apple employees. No, it’s not that...

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Walmart Moves Into Connected Cars With Voice AI
Walmart Moves Into Connected Cars With Voice AI
November 07, 2023  |  Partnerships

Conversational AI company Native Voice has teamed with Walmart to bring Voice AI to vehicles. The partnership, announced Tuesday (Nov. 7), will see the retail giant sell Native Voice’s “onn.”...

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Thirty Percent of US Millennials Use a Voice Assistant to Pay Bills
Thirty Percent of US Millennials Use a Voice Assistant to Pay Bills
October 24, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The Voice Economy is gaining momentum as consumers turn to voice technology for a variety of tasks.  The most common tasks performed with this technology...

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Voice Tech’s Renaissance: The Conversation Gets Real with Generative AI Boost
Voice Tech’s Renaissance: The Conversation Gets Real with Generative AI Boost
September 26, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

VoiceTech is finally starting to come into its own.  And it’s all thanks to the increasingly multi-modal capabilities of generative artificial intelligence (AI).  This, as a...

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Big Tech Eyes Gen AI’s Potential to Revamp Voice Assistants
Big Tech Eyes Gen AI’s Potential to Revamp Voice Assistants
September 07, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The biggest imagination-capturing advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI) so far have been across text-based interfaces.  Even AI-generated images and videos are having a moment....

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Togg Taps SoundHound to Bring AI to Smart Vehicles
Togg Taps SoundHound to Bring AI to Smart Vehicles
August 17, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Voice artificial intelligence firm SoundHound has teamed with Turkish mobility provider Togg. The partnership, announced Thursday (Aug. 17), adds SoundHound’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology to...

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Presto Automation Appoints COO Xavier Casanova as CEO
Presto Automation Appoints COO Xavier Casanova as CEO
August 01, 2023  |  Personnel

Presto Automation has appointed its chief operating officer, Xavier Casanova, as CEO. Casanova succeeds interim CEO Krishna Gupta, who will return to his role as...

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Almost Half of Consumers Want Voice AI Tech to Manage Schedule Changes
Almost Half of Consumers Want Voice AI Tech to Manage Schedule Changes
July 30, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Trust and capability considerations continue to rank high on the list of concerns limiting broader adoption of technology.  Smartphones are a technological marvel with a...

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