Apple Reveals How Siri Learns a New Language, Shanghainese Coming Next
With the broad release of Google Assistant last week, the voice-assistant wars are in full swing, with Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and now Google all offering electronic assistants to take your commands. Siri is the oldest of the bunch, and researchers including Oren Etzioni, chief executive officer of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Seattle,...
Microsoft Rolls Out Cortana for iOS to Select Beta Testers in the U.S.
This week, Microsoft activated beta accounts for a select number of users based in the U.S. who are interested in testing the iOS version of its Cortana personal assistant. Microsoft's Cortana TestFlight invitations are going out to iOS device owners who signed up for the beta in early November. The digital assistant app is being...
Apple Continues to Improve Siri’s Voice Searching Abilities
According to a side-by-side comparison of Apple's Siri and Google Now carried out this month by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Apple is continuing to improve its voice-driven personal assistant Siri, though Google Now voice search is still slightly ahead, AppleInsider is reporting. Siri was found to correctly interpret questions 96% of the time, up from an 88% accuracy rate in...