Google Assistant
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| Initial release | 2016 |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Intelligent personal assistant |
| Website | assistant |
Google Assistant is an intelligent personal assistant developed by Google and announced at Google I/O May 2016. It is considered an extension of Google Now. Unlike Google Now, Google Assistant can engage in two-way conversations. The assistant is currently integrated in the Allo app. It will also be included in Google Home, a smart voice-enabled wireless speaker, and proposed versions of Android Wear.
History
Around the time that Google Home was rumored in March and announced in May, Google announced Assistant along with various services, software, and apps.
At the end of May, Google assigned Google Doodle leader Ryan Germick and hired former Pixar animator Emma Coats to develop "a little more of a personality."[1]
Interaction
Google Assistant, in the nature and manner of Google Now, can pull information, check weather, et cetera. Unlike its brethren however, it can engage in a two-way conversation, using Google's natural language processing algorithm.
Reception
PC World’s Mark Hachman gave a favorable review of Google Assistant, saying that it was a "step up on Cortana and Siri".[2]
Integration into cell phone
On October, 4th 2016 Google introduced its own line of cell phones with the "Pixel" model. The device will be based on the Android OS and does include Google Assistant.[3][4]
See Also
References
- ^ de Looper, Christian (31 May 2016). "Google wants to make its next personal assistant more personable by giving it a childhood". Digital Trends. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ Hachman, Mark (22 September 2016). "Hands-on: Google Assistant's Allo chatbot outdoes Cortana, Siri as your digital pal". PC World. IDG. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/137722-what-is-google-assistant-how-does-it-work-and-when-can-you-use-it
- ^ https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/04/google-assistant-lands-on-new-pixel-phones/
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