Opportunity knocks. Eshop Citylink September 8, 2020 Smart speakers: why sales are rocketing despite all our privacy fears Greig Paul, University of Strathclyde “Alexa, why are the likes of Google and Amazon so determined to get us all to buy smart speakers?”
Machines that listen – such as Google Home – are now more common, but the technology can ‘hear’ so much more than just our voice commands. Shutterstock/DavidFerencik March 27, 2019 Smart speakers are everywhere – and they’re listening to more than you think James Parker, The University of Melbourne Smart speakers can listen out for more than just your voice commands at home. They can hear what’s going on around you and react, security systems can even listen out for gunshots.
Shutterstock August 21, 2018 Alexa and Google Home are no threat to regional accents – here’s why Erin Carrie, Manchester Metropolitan University Reports of the death of accents have been greatly exaggerated.
Parrot fashion. Shutterstock May 21, 2018 Voice control: why AI must resist our bad habit of stereotyping human speech Trevor Cox, University of Salford Amazon, Google and Apple’s attempts to understand the tone of human voices can reflect human biases.