Factors modulating perception and production of speech by AI tools: a test case of Amazon Alexa and Polly by Jae Yung Song, Charles Rojas, Anne Pycha

“…Thus, the goal of this study was to examine to what extent two AI tools, Amazon Alexa and Polly, are impacted by factors that are known to modulate speech perception and production in humans. …”
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USER EXPERIENCE AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE USE OF VOICE ASSISTANTS IN INTERACTIVE MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS: AMAZON ALEXA, GOOGLE HOME, APPLE SIRI, YANDEX ALICE by L. G. Akhmaeva

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The role of mundane resistance in the spectacular failure of the smart home by Murray Goulden, Lewis Cameron

“…A decade on from the launch of Amazon's Alexa – the smart home's breakout product – the vision of semi-automated, pervasively sensed domesticity remains unrealised; industry losses are mounting; and big tech protagonists are in partial or full retreat from their smart home ambitions. …”
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Alexa and the Intersectional Interface by Luke Munn

“…This article explores the specific properties of Amazon Alexa, the “digital assistant” for the home who plays music, delivers news, tells jokes, and plays games. …”
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Evaluating the quality of voice assistants’ responses to consumer health questions about vaccines: an exploratory comparison of Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri by Emily Couvillon Alagha, Rachel Renee Helbing

“…Objective To assess the quality and accuracy of the voice assistants (VAs), Amazon Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant, in answering consumer health questions about vaccine safety and use.Methods Responses of each VA to 54 questions related to vaccination were scored using a rubric designed to assess the accuracy of each answer provided through audio output and the quality of the source supporting each answer.Results Out of a total of 6 possible points, Siri averaged 5.16 points, Google Assistant averaged 5.10 points and Alexa averaged 0.98 points. …”
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„Szia, Alexa!” A hangvezérlés mint új technológia kulturális megalkotása a platform-ökoszisztémában by Tamás Tófalvy

“…A számos platform által bevezetett legkülönfélébb szoftver-hardver konfigurá­ciók közül a legismertebb az Amazon Alexa, a Google Home és az Apple Siri. A nagy platformok a hangalapú interfészeket jellemzően „virtuális asszisztensként” vezetik és mutatják be, kommunikálják a felhasználók felé. …”
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Efficient Edge AI for Next Generation Smart Mirror Applications by Nils Kucza, Florian Porrmann, Christian Stollenwerk, Jens Hagemeyer

“…One already introduced example of such an interaction interface using only web service-based speech recognition is voice assistants, such as Amazon Alexa. A widely used visual solution is a smart mirror, consisting of a semi-transparent mirror underlay with a display and a computing device. …”
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Caregiving Artificial Intelligence Chatbot for Older Adults and Their Preferences, Well-Being, and Social Connectivity: Mixed-Method Study by Brooke H Wolfe, Yoo Jung Oh, Hyesun Choung, Xiaoran Cui, Joshua Weinzapfel, R Amanda Cooper, Hae-Na Lee, Rebecca Lehto

“…Participants then participated in a research team–facilitated interaction with an AI chatbot, Amazon Alexa. Interview transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis, and surveys were evaluated using descriptive statistics. …”
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Development of a Voice-Activated Virtual Assistant to Improve Insomnia Among Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Mixed Methods Feasibility and Acceptability Study by Hunter Groninger, Hannah Arem, Lylian Ayangma, Lisa Gong, Eric Zhou, Daniel Greenberg

“…We conducted 4 focus groups to understand the YACS experience of insomnia, their routine use of technology at home, particularly voice-activated virtual assistants such as Amazon Alexa, and input on how CBT-I might be delivered at home through a smart speaker system. …”
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