Alexa and other voice-activated assistants were seen as the future of technology a few years back — but now, companies are losing billions on the devices. We talk to Eugene Kim, chief tech correspondent at Business Insider; and Cosmin Munteanu, associate professor and Schlegel Research Chair in Technology for Healthy Aging at the University of Waterloo.
Sep 2023
Alexa Gets an AI Makeover
<p>Alexa was due for an upgrade, and now it has gotten one. This week, Amazon held its annual media event where it debuted a slate of new hardware, software, and services. The company reserved the spot at center stage for Alexa, the voice assistant powering all of Amazon’s smart ... Show More
30m 12s
May 2024
What We're Talking About When We Talk About Rural AI
Last October, Dr. Jasmine McNealy, as an associate professor at the University of Florida, a Senior Fellow in Tech Policy with the Mozilla Foundation, and a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, wrote in Tech Policy Press abou ... Show More
42m 20s
Jan 2022
Siri, Alexa, Google ... what comes next? | Karen Lellouche Tordjman
<p>From Siri to Alexa to Google, virtual assistants already permeate our lives. What will the next generation of these digital helpers look and sound like? Customer experience professional Karen Lellouche Tordjman gives us a glimpse of where they're headed -- and breaks down the ... Show More
11m 23s
Feb 2020
Combining Science and Technology To Make An Impact with Alexa Dembek, the Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer at DuPont
<p>From the time she was a little girl competing in science fairs in Chicago, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexa-dembek-6b708261/">Alexa Dembek</a> has been drawn to the world of science and technology. Today, Alexa is the Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer at <a h ... Show More
42m 56s