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20 Jun 2023

‘Hey Disney!’ voice assistant is now available on US Echo devices

Amazon and Disney have announced that Hey Disney! — the custom voice assistant created for Walt Disney resort locations — can now be added to Echo devices in the US for a fee. Also known as the Disney Magical Companion, Hey Disney! is the first Alexa custom assistant to be made available for “select Amazon Echo devices” (we’ve asked for a list) in your home, providing an array of Disney, Pixar, and Star Wars character voices like BB-8, Minnie Mouse, and Fozzie Bear as well as Disney-flavored responses to things like weather reports, timers, and alarms. Hey Disney! is included as a part of the Amazon Kids Plus subscription. It can also be purchased as a $5.99 annual, auto-renewing subscription [...]

13 Jun 2023

Apple abandonne « Hey Siri »…

Lors de la WWDC 2023, Apple a officiellement annoncé le système iOS 17. Ce nouveau système est fourni avec de nouvelles fonctionnalités ainsi que des mises à niveau. Vous pouvez voir les détails en cliquant ici. En plus du nouveau système, la société a également apporté quelques modifications à son assistant vocal. Apple a annoncé que le mot d’activation pour l’activation de l’assistant vocal Siri est officiellement passé de « Hey Siri » à « Siri ». Ainsi, les utilisateurs peuvent désormais utiliser un nouveau mot unique pour réveiller l’assistant vocal. Cependant, le mot Siri n’est pas entièrement nouveau, il a toujours été dans la phrase « Hey Siri ». Raison de l’arrêt de « Hey Siri » Selon la [...]

13 Mar 2023

Google

Report: Google has looked at integrating LaMDA into Assistant since 2020 As part of the LaMDA announcement in May of 2021, Google cited Assistant, Search, and Workspace as products where it hopes to “incorporat[e] better conversational features.” A new report today looks into Google’s reluctance to launch and incorporate LaMDA into products before OpenAI and Microsoft. The Wall Street Journal today detailed Google’s history with chatbots. Before LaMDA, there was Meena, which was first publicized in early 2020. The Google Brain team published a research paper that described a chatbot “that can chat about anything.” This end-to-end trained neural conversational model tries to understand the context of a conversation to provide a sensible reply. At the time, the team wanted [...]

06 Mar 2023

Samsung

Samsung announces major Bixby update that can turn phone calls into text and clone your voice Samsung’s Bixby voice assistant has always been mocked in comparison to Google Assistant, but Samsung has built out the feature to include some genuinely useful features. This week, Samsung has announced a major update for its assistant that centers around voice and text interactions. Rolling out through the end of this month, Samsung’s new Bixby update will deliver on a few key features. Firstly, Samsung is bringing “Bixby Text Call” to English-speaking markets. This feature, first introduced in Korea last year, gives users the ability to answer phone calls and have Bixby speak to the caller based on the user’s text input. The feature [...]

06 Mar 2023

Samsung Bixby

Samsung Bixby Voice Assist Update Gives New Child-Friendly Feature: Music, Games, Stories, and Ask Questions Samsung has just announced a special edition of its conversational AI assistant, Bixby, specifically tailored for children. This new version is accessible to children in the US and South Korea. Bixby Kids Edition: Age-Appropriate Responses for Children Under 13 According to the story by Giz China, the company says more countries will soon have access to the Bixby Kids Edition. This kid-friendly version contains suitable content for their age, such as responses when asked questions. The feature is available through an update to Bixby and can be set up after setting up a family group and a kid account with a Samsung account. It is [...]

20 Feb 2023

Castorama

Après plusieurs mois de tests concluants réalisés auprès de milliers de clients et collaborateurs, Castorama dévoile au grand public Hello Casto, le 1er assistant vocal du Bricolage. Alors que les Français sont de plus en plus nombreux à bricoler, certains renoncent à leurs projets par appréhension ou manque de connaissance. Face à ce constat Castorama met à disposition de ses clients Hello Casto, le 1er assistant vocal du Bricolage qui offre une facilité d’usage inédite : la recherche et la commande de vidéo par la voix. Castorama libère les mains des Bricoleurs Castorama encourage ses clients à se lancer dans les travaux de bricolage grâce à Hello Casto, le premier assistant vocal de bricolage, qui permet de guider les bricoleurs [...]

28 Jan 2023

Home Assistant

Home Assistant va avoir son propre assistant vocal La plateforme open source pour la maison connectée, Home Assistant, va avoir son propre assistant vocal. Son fondateur, Paulus Schoutsen, a publié un article de blog la semaine dernière annonçant un nouveau projet qui pourrait localiser toutes les commandes vocales qui contrôlent les appareils connectés — sans avoir besoin de se connecter au cloud comme les assistants comme Alexa, Siri et Google Assistant. L’assistant vocal devrait être disponible dans le courant de l’année 2023. Schoutsen dirige également Nabu Casa, une société qui fournit ce qui est effectivement des services cloud de première partie pour Home Assistant et contribue également au développement de la plateforme gratuite. En outre, elle fabrique la solution matérielle [...]