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Virtual assistant

A virtual assistant (VA) is a software agent that can perform a range of tasks or services for a user based on user input, such as commands or questions, including verbal ones. Such technologies often incorporate chatbot capabilities to streamline task execution. The interaction may be via text, graphical interface, or voice, as some virtual assistants…

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Devices and objects

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Privacy

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Virtual assistant

Nodes138
Edges137
Triples232
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014493
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Virtual assistant

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related to Devices and objects · 29
Virtual assistant → Aeromexico's Aerobot, Ai PinPrevious, Alaska Airlines' Ask Jenn, Amazon Alexa, Amazon Echo, American Airlines' IVR, Apple HomePodIn, Apple's Siri, Bixby, BlackBerry, BlackBerry Assistant, Cortana, Dom, Domino's PizzaIn, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Google Home, Into, IVR, Microsoft Windows OSBuilt
related to For individuals · 26
Virtual assistant → According, AI, Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, Asia-Pacific, Bring Your Own Device, BYOD, CAGR, China, Despite, Digital, Experts, Furthermore, Google Assistant, IBM, In, India, IVA, Microsoft's Cortana, North American
related to Services · 16
Virtual assistant → Alexa, Artificial, Assist, Complement, Enhance, IMDb, NetflixConversational, One, Pandora, Provide, Siri, Spotify, These, TV, Virtual, Wikipedia
related to Method of interaction · 15
Virtual assistant → Amazon Alexa, Amazon Echo, Bixby, Conversica's, Google Assistant, Google Lens, Google-enabled Android, Images, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, Siri, SMS, Text, Virtual, Voice
related to Security · 15
Virtual assistant → Although, Amazon, An, Apple, Berkeley, California, Google, In, In May, IVA-enabled, IVAs, The, These, Thus, University
related to Large language models: 2020s-present · 14
Virtual assistant → AI, Bard, ChatGPT, Google, In, In February, LaMDA, Microsoft, November, On, T-NLG, The, Turing Natural Language Generation, While ChatGPT
related to Birth of smart virtual assistants: 1990s–2010s · 11
Virtual assistant → Dragon's NaturallySpeaking, Hauspie, IBM, IBM Simon, In, Lernout, Much, Naturally Speaking, Philips, UK, US
related to Developer platforms · 11
Virtual assistant → Actions, Amazon Lex, April, Dialogflow, Google, Google AssistantApple, It, Notable, November, SiriIBM's Watson, SiriKit
related to Feminization of Virtual Assistants · 11
Virtual assistant → Alexa, As, Cortana, Further, Most, Scholars, Siri, The, This, VA, Virtual
related to Artificial intelligence controversies · 10
Virtual assistant → AI, Also, And, As, Casilli, In, Not, The, This, Virtual

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virtual assistants assistant voice siri google speech alexa artificial could data amazon also digital human consumer intelligence technology commands devices

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emailinstance ofand manage other basic tasks0.80text
to-do listsinstance ofand manage other basic tasks0.80text
and calendarsinstance ofand manage other basic tasks0.80text
sending a text messageinstance ofIts aim was to aid in tasks0.80text
making phone callsinstance ofIts aim was to aid in tasks0.80text
checking the weather or setting up an alarminstance ofIts aim was to aid in tasks0.80text
Amazon Echoinstance ofInto devices like smart speakers0.80text
Google Homeinstance ofInto devices like smart speakers0.80text
Apple HomePodIn instant messaging applications on both smartphonesinstance ofInto devices like smart speakers0.80text
via the Webinstance ofInto devices like smart speakers0.80text
e.ginstance ofInto devices like smart speakers0.80text
Cortana on Microsoft Windows OSBuilt into a smartphone independent of the OSinstance ofor into a desktop OS0.80text

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