Voice assistants, automated customer service agents, and other cutting-edge human-to-computer interactions rely on accurately interpreting language as it is written and spoken. Real-world Natural Language Processing teaches you how to create practical NLP applications without getting bogged down in complex language theory and the mathematics of deep learning. In this engaging book, you’ll explore the core tools and techniques required to build a huge range of powerful NLP apps. abo...
A deconstruction of gender through the voices of Siri, HAL 9000, and other computers that talk Although computer-based personal assistants like Siri are increasingly ubiquitous, few users stop to ask what it means that some assistants are gendered female, others male. Why is Star Trek’s computer coded as female, while HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey is heard as male? By examining how gender is built into these devices, author Liz W. Faber explores contentious questions around gender: its funda...
AI Assistants (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge)
by Roberto Pieraccini
An accessible explanation of the technologies that enable such popular voice-interactive applications as Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant. Have you talked to a machine lately? Asked Alexa to play a song, asked Siri to call a friend, asked Google Assistant to make a shopping list? This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series offers a nontechnical and accessible explanation of the technologies that enable these popular devices. Roberto Pieraccini, drawing on more than thirty years of...
The Social Sphere Navigating Success in the Digital Age of Social Media Marketing
by Anjali Thakur
If you're a new or experienced designer of conversational voice-first experiences, this handy reference provides actionable answers to key aspects of eyes-busy, hands-busy, voice-only user interfaces. Designed as a companion to books about conversational voice design, this guide includes important details regarding eyes-free, hands-free, voice-only interfaces delivered by Amazon Echo, Google Nest, and a variety of in-car experiences. Authors Ahmed Bouzid and Weiye Ma provide far-field voice bes...
Windows 11 for Seniors in easy steps (In Easy Steps)
by Nick Vandome
Windows 11 for Seniors in easy steps, 2nd edition is written with older citizens very much in mind. It will guide you through using Windows 11, a step at a time, and covers all the key features in the Windows 11 2024 update (24H2), including: Navigating the Desktop, Start button, and Start menu with ease, to feel comfortable getting around the Windows 11 interface and accessing items on your computer. Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with the Copilot feature to easily find it...