My Take on Generative AI

My Take on Generative AI

Have you heard of ChatGPT? Of course, you have!  Everybody has!! Conversations about Large Language Models (LLMs) were once confined to the domain of speech techies, but now it’s gone mainstream. My running pal Kazilla, who works in healthcare not AI, posts on...
Voice Assistants… What’s Going On?

Voice Assistants… What’s Going On?

Amazon is on track to lose $10B on its devices group, which includes Alexa, and massive layoffs have been announced targeting the Alexa team. Google Assistant Actions and Driving Mode have been shut down amidst rumors of layoffs and re-prioritizing the Google...
The Challenge of Siri as a Wake Word

The Challenge of Siri as a Wake Word

Bloomberg recently reported that Apple is working to drop the “Hey” requirement in front of Siri in a well-written and very interesting article by Mark Gurman: Mark got a lot of things right in discussing the complexity and difficulty of doing this, but a few things...