Apple’s New AI System Will Reportedly ‘Wipe the Floor’ With All Competitors

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According to a new report from Business Insider, Apple is working on a new artificial intelligence system that will “wipe the floor” with all of its competitors.

The major improvement to Siri is said to come from the company’s acquisition of VocalIQ, a UK-based start-up that created artificial-intelligence software that helps computers and people speak to each other in a more natural dialogue.

Before getting acquired, VocalIQ tested their technology against Siri, Google Now, and Cortana. With a question like “Find a nearby Chinese restaurant with open parking and WiFi that’s kid-friendly” VocalIQ had a success rate over 90%. Google Now, Siri, and Cortana were only successful about 20% of the time.

VocalIQ apparently recorded about 10,000 dialogues to help it learn how people talk. Even with so few queries, it was able to beat Siri that takes 1 billion queries a week. Another difference is that VocalIQ is able to remember context forever, just like a person.

Apple is widely rumoured to be working on a product that would compete with Amazon’s Echo in the home. Some reports have speculated that the device could be a revised Apple TV where other reports have suggested that it may be more like a Bluetooth speaker or even have a camera for facial recognition.

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