Article "Crafting an Artificial Soul"
Designing personality and character in AI assistants
by Steve Tam
February 7, 2017
Giving robots a life: writing personality and backstory for AI assistants
Published on May 1, 2017
From the Interactive Media & Games Seminar Series; Elizabeth Arredondo, a writer focused on created compelling characters for television and interactive mediums covers her real-world experiences developing and user-testing the personality and conversations for a robot wellness coach, including how she leverages her background as a television writer.
Stand-up comedy using only Siri, Alexa, Cortana and Google Home | OOO with Brent Rose
Published on May 25, 2017
The age of the digital assistant is upon us and as these AI helpers attempt to interface with humans companies like Apple and Google are trying anything to make their interactions more organic. Brent Rose takes Google Assistant, Amazon Echo, Microsoft Cortana and Apple's Siri out for the ultimate test drive; which AI has the best sense of humor? How will a human audience respond to a stand-up set written entirely by smart gadgets?
Google Assistant vs Siri vs Bixby vs Amazon Alexa vs Cortana - Best virtual assistant showdown
Published on Aug 28, 2017
Which digital assistant reigns supreme? And which one can think outside of the voice command box? We put Google Assistant, Apple Siri, Samsung Bixby, Amazon Alexa and Windows Cortana head to head to find out.
Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant, etc. can be hacked with voice commands
Published on Sep 6, 2017
"Alexa and Siri are vulnerable to 'silent,' nefarious commands"Ultrasonic frequencies can be used to visit hacking websites, unlock smart doors.
Hacks are often caused by our own stupidity, but you can blame tech companies for a new vulnerability. Researchers from China's Zheijiang University found a way to attack Siri, Alexa and other voice assistants by feeding them commands in ultrasonic frequencies. Those are too high for humans to hear, but they're perfectly audible to the microphones on your devices. With the technique, researchers could get the AI assistants to open malicious websites and even your door if you had a smart lock connected.
Unheard voices could direct your smartphone to malicious websites.
by Steve Dent
September 6, 2017
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