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Hey Siri, what’s my day like today? Alexa what’s my next lesson? Okay Google, are my library books available?

Voice assistants are becoming not just more widespread, but also much more useful. Alexa was announced by Amazon in November 2014 alongside the Echo devices, which act as connected speakers and hubs for voice controlled devices. The Echo devices act as connected hubs complete with speakers and in some cases small screens. Cortana from Microsoft … Read more

Hey Siri, what do I need to learn?

Use Case: Contextual Learning with a Virtual Assistant What’s the issue? Virtual assistants, such as Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant and Cortana, are increasingly available through Smartphones and other devices using varying levels of artificial intelligence (AI). As they become more and more popular they will be used  in education and taking learning out of the … Read more