Okay Voicebot nation, you are back from #voice19 or have digested the many summaries (or both). What is some detail or fact you learned that may appear small bit really stuck with you that came out of last week? #voicefirst #alexa #soundhound #GoogleAssistant #bixby #cortana
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Replying to @bretkinsella
The uniformity in thinking and lack of debate or contrarian viewpoints. We’re all saying similar things about voice, growth, design and its affects on search/e-commerce/marketing, but not enough critical thinking about what’s holding back voice, how we expand usecases, etc.
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Replying to @markcwebster @bretkinsella
Mark, I agree. We have hit a dead end with the designs of current
#VoiceFirst platforms. One of the reasons we are entering into a cold winter. The Q&A approach has significant limits and no way past. There is also a significant miss-understanding of why#VoiceFirst is popular.1 reply 1 retweet 9 likes -
Replying to @BrianRoemmele @markcwebster
Why is
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Replying to @bretkinsella @markcwebster
Bret, thanks for asking! I could not adequately present in tweets. However it is not for the fundamental reasons that the computer or iPhone became popular. Thus the metrics most use don’t work. Thinking of it as a smart speaker is the root of how the invalid assumptions begin.
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Replying to @BrianRoemmele @markcwebster
I'm not sure this crew is thinking of it as smart speakers anymore...and they are likely the leading indicator of a societal shift. Within 2 years people will think of voice assistants first as a tool on their phone or other personal devices. Smart speakers merely a convenience.
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Replying to @bretkinsella @BrianRoemmele
I think even saying "assistants" is a big assumption. Maybe this is all about using voice to interact within "apps" themselves. Maybe it's the concept of an assistant that falls away.
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Replying to @markcwebster @bretkinsella
Mark, I hear ya. I see the problem in the reverse. We should be building true highly contextual
#VoiceFirst assistants and build in this direction. Assumptions that AGI is needed flummoxed them. If I can do it in a garage they can do it with 1000s of folks and millions of dollars2 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
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Mark, the work I have done with #TheIntelligenceAmplifier is an example of a typical short mode full conversation can be like—using $5 Raspberry Pis and very highly contextual information and some style
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This is a typical interaction:https://twitter.com/brianroemmele/status/1120723442964131841?s=21 …
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