This Week In Voice: Recent Episodes
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Each week's most relevant and interesting news stories in voice technology, discussed by a panel of experts. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In VoiceSeason 9, Episode 11This Week In Voice, the conversational AI news discussion roundtable, is proud to return for its ninth season. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Project Voice; General Partner, Project Voice Capital Partners), the show talks through the news of the week related to natural language-based AI with a who's-who of executives and leaders working with the technology.Guests: Jon Hilton (LBMC), Nate Korhonen (Very), Vik Murthy (Asurion), Tyler Bryden (Speak AI), Matthew Stout (KPMG)Stories for discussion:1a) Amazon lays off Alexa employees as 2010s voice assistant boom gives way to AI (Ars Technica) https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/...1b) AWS unveils new tools and services for 'supernova' of generative AI (siliconANGLE) https://siliconangle.com/2023/11/29/a...2) Famous authors' lawsuit against ChatGPT developer gets underway (ABC News) https://abcnews.go.com/US/famous-auth...-----------------Project Voice's annual conference is invitation-only in 2024 (April 22-23, Chattanooga TN), bringing together 200 conversational AI buyers (defined as decision-makers within Fortune 1000 companies investing $1M or more, over the next 12 months, into conversational AI solutions for their enterprise) all in the same room. A handful of best-in-class service providers, VCs/investors, and qualified US-based tech media will also be invited to attend.-----------------For information on Project Voice Capital Partners, the VC fund identifying and investing in early-stage top-tier founders and companies working with conversational AI across all industries and sectors, visit www.pvcp.vc.------------------Note that the episode dialogue references Season 9 Episode 12, but this is actually Season 9 Episode 11.
This Week In Voice, the conversational AI news discussion roundtable, is proud to return for its ninth season. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Project Voice; General Partner, Project Voice Capital Partners), the show talks through the news of the week related to natural language-based AI with a who's-who of executives and leaders working with the technology.Guests: Jeff Townes (Credera), Brad McCormick (10 Louder), Brian Cotton (Frost & Sullivan)Stories for discussion:1) Bing rebrands Bing Chat to Copilot to better compete with ChatGPT (The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/15/2...2) The head of the FTC says she used ChatGPT to successfully contest a medical bill (Business Insider) https://www.businessinsider.com/ftc-c...3) Airbnb acquires secretive firm launched by Siri co-founder (TechCrunch) https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/14/air...----------------Project Voice's annual conference is invitation-only in 2024 (April 22-23, Chattanooga TN), bringing together 200 conversational AI buyers (defined as decision-makers within Fortune 1000 companies investing $1M or more, over the next 12 months, into conversational AI solutions for their enterprise) all in the same room. A handful of best-in-class service providers, VCs/investors, and qualified US-based tech media will also be invited to attend.-----------------For information on Project Voice Capital Partners, the VC fund identifying and investing in early-stage top-tier founders and companies working with conversational AI across all industries and sectors, visit www.pvcp.vc.------------------Note that the episode dialogue references Season 9 Episode 11, but this is actually Season 9 Episode 10.
This Week In Voice, the conversational AI news discussion roundtable, is proud to return for its ninth season. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Project Voice; General Partner, Project Voice Capital Partners), the show talks through the news of the week related to natural language-based AI with a who's-who of executives and leaders working with the technology.Guests: Paul Ghesquiere (Highland St. Charles), Cecilia Edwards (Wavestone), Sergio Bruccoleri (Centific)Stories for discussion:1) A minor ChatGPT update is a warning to founders: Big Tech can blow up your startup at any time (Insider) https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-chatgpt-pdfs-ai-startups-wrappers-2023-102) New Report: Deepfake and Voice Clone Awareness, Sentiment, Concern, and Demographic Data (Voicebot.ai) https://voicebot.ai/2023/11/01/new-report-deepfake-and-voice-clone-awareness-sentiment-concern-and-demographic-data/----------------Project Voice's annual conference is invitation-only in 2024 (April 22-23, Chattanooga TN), bringing together 200 conversational AI buyers (defined as decision-makers within Fortune 1000 companies investing $1M or more, over the next 12 months, into conversational AI solutions for their enterprise) all in the same room. A handful of best-in-class service providers, VCs/investors, and qualified US-based tech media will also be invited to attend.-----------------For information on Project Voice Capital Partners, the VC fund identifying and investing in early-stage top-tier founders and companies working with conversational AI across all industries and sectors, visit www.pvcp.vc.
This Week In Voice, the conversational AI news discussion roundtable, is proud to return for its ninth season. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Project Voice; General Partner, Project Voice Capital Partners), the show talks through the news of the week related to natural language-based AI with a who's-who of executives and leaders working with the technology.Guests: Raj Joshi (Stanford University), Francois Peltier (Nissan), Chris Eliasmith (CEO, Applied Brain Research)Stories for discussion:1) Will ChatGPT's Hallucinations Be Allowed To Ruin Your Life? (Ars Technica) https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/will-chatgpts-hallucinations-be-allowed-to-ruin-your-life/2) Synthesia Claims AI-Generated Avatars Are Taking Off At Fortune 100 Companies (The Messenger) https://themessenger.com/tech/synesthesia-claims-ai-generated-avatars-are-taking-off-at-fortune-100-companies3) Apple's Siri Might Not Be The Dumbest 'Smart Assistant' For Much Longer (Android Authority) https://www.androidauthority.com/apple-siri-generative-ai-3378809/----------------Project Voice's annual conference is invitation-only in 2024 (April 22-23, Chattanooga TN), bringing together 200 conversational AI buyers (defined as decision-makers within Fortune 1000 companies investing $1M or more, over the next 12 months, into conversational AI solutions for their enterprise) all in the same room. A handful of best-in-class service providers, VCs/investors, and qualified US-based tech media will also be invited to attend.-----------------For information on Project Voice Capital Partners, the VC fund identifying and investing in early-stage top-tier founders and companies working with conversational AI across all industries and sectors, visit www.pvcp.vc.
This Week In Voice, the conversational AI news discussion roundtable, is proud to return for its ninth season. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Project Voice; General Partner, Project Voice Capital Partners), the show talks through the news of the week related to natural language-based AI with a who's-who of executives and leaders working with the technology.Guests: Liz Kerton (Autotech Council), Matt Light (Lightscope PPM Advisors), Elanu Karakus (The Knowledge Society)Stories for discussion:1) After ChatGPT disruption, Stack Overflow lays off 28% of staff (Ars Technica) https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/after-chatgpt-disruption-stack-overflow-lays-off-28-percent-of-staff/2) Scientists prefer feedback from ChatGPT to judgement by peers (NewScientist) https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398051-scientists-prefer-feedback-from-chatgpt-to-judgement-by-peers/3) Amazon's inability to monetize Alexa is the biggest problem no one's talking about (Android Police) https://www.androidpolice.com/amazon-alexa-was-always-useless/----------------Project Voice's annual conference is invitation-only in 2024 (April 22-23, Chattanooga TN), bringing together 200 conversational AI buyers (defined as decision-makers within Fortune 1000 companies investing $1M or more, over the next 12 months, into conversational AI solutions for their enterprise) all in the same room. A handful of best-in-class service providers, VCs/investors, and qualified US-based tech media will also be invited to attend.-----------------For information on Project Voice Capital Partners, the VC fund identifying and investing in early-stage top-tier founders and companies working with conversational AI across all industries and sectors, visit www.pvcp.vc.
This Week In Voice, the conversational AI news discussion roundtable, is proud to return for its ninth season. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Project Voice; General Partner, Project Voice Capital Partners), the show talks through the news of the week related to natural language-based AI with a who's-who of executives and leaders working with the technology.Guests: George Colwell (IDVerifact), Craig Besnoy (Besnoy Law), John Walter (ZMAXINC)Stories for discussion:1) Amazon's Alexa has been claiming the 2020 election was stolen (Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/07/amazon-alexa-news-2020-election-misinformation/2) How ChatGPT and other AI tools could disrupt scientific publishing (Nature) https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03144-w3) Only 2 in 5 teens are using ChatGPT, survey finds (Insider) https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-only-used-by-2-in-5-teens-survey-says-2023-10----------------Project Voice's annual conference is invitation-only in 2024 (April 22-23, Chattanooga TN), bringing together 200 conversational AI buyers (defined as decision-makers within Fortune 1000 companies investing $1M or more, over the next 12 months, into conversational AI solutions for their enterprise) all in the same room. A handful of best-in-class service providers, VCs/investors, and qualified US-based tech media will also be invited to attend.-----------------For information on Project Voice Capital Partners, the VC fund identifying and investing in early-stage top-tier founders and companies working with conversational AI across all industries and sectors, visit www.pvcp.vc.
This Week In Voice, the conversational AI news discussion roundtable, is proud to return for its ninth season. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Project Voice; General Partner, Project Voice Capital Partners), the show talks through the news of the week related to natural language-based AI with a who's-who of executives and leaders working with the technology.Guests: Karan Sheth (Speak to IoT), Mike Kneeland (Pergo Design), Veena Nayak (University of Phoenix), Steven Gross (Instacart)Stories for discussion:1) AI is replacing customer service jobs across the globe (Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/03/ai-customer-service-jobs/2) The assumptions you bring into conversational with an AI bot influence what it says (Scientific American) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-assumptions-you-bring-into-conversation-with-an-ai-bot-influence-what-it-says/3) I'm called Siri - and I've had to change my name to stop iPhones pinging every time someone says my name (Daily Mail) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12594209/Name-Siri-change-iPhones.html----------------Project Voice's annual conference is invitation-only in 2024 (April 22-23, Chattanooga TN), bringing together 200 conversational AI buyers (defined as decision-makers within Fortune 1000 companies investing $1M or more, over the next 12 months, into conversational AI solutions for their enterprise) all in the same room. A handful of best-in-class service providers, VCs/investors, and qualified US-based tech media will also be invited to attend.-----------------For information on Project Voice Capital Partners, the VC fund identifying and investing in early-stage top-tier founders and companies working with conversational AI across all industries and sectors, visit www.pvcp.vc.
This Week In Voice, the conversational AI news discussion roundtable, is proud to return for its ninth season. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Project Voice; General Partner, Project Voice Capital Partners), the show talks through the news of the week related to natural language-based AI with a who's-who of executives and leaders working with the technology.Guests: Emily Lewis (UCB), Ankush Sabharwal (CoRover.ai)Stories for discussion:1) ChatGPT Update Will Give It A Voice And Allow Users To Interact Using Images (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/25/chatgpt-voice-update-siri-alexa2) The CIA Is Building Its Version Of ChatGPT (Popular Science) https://www.popsci.com/technology/cia-chatgpt-ai/3) Amazon Wants To Charge A Subscription Fee For Alexa Eventually (Ars Technica) https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/amazon-wants-to-charge-a-subscription-fee-for-alexa-eventually/----------------Project Voice's annual conference is invitation-only in 2024 (April 22-23, Chattanooga TN), bringing together 200 conversational AI buyers (defined as decision-makers within Fortune 1000 companies investing $1M or more, over the next 12 months, into conversational AI solutions for their enterprise) all in the same room. A handful of best-in-class service providers, VCs/investors, and qualified US-based tech media will also be invited to attend.-----------------For information on Project Voice Capital Partners, the VC fund identifying and investing in early-stage top-tier founders and companies working with conversational AI across all industries and sectors, visit www.pvcp.vc.
This Week In Voice, the conversational AI news discussion roundtable, is proud to return for its ninth season. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Project Voice; General Partner, Project Voice Capital Partners), the show talks through the news of the week related to natural language-based AI with a who's-who of executives and leaders working with the technology.Guests: Katie Kuzin (Kensho), Irakli Beselidze (Calen AI), Nikolai Rozanov (Wluper)Stories for discussion:1) Google announces new Bard features as traffic continues to lag ChatGPT (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-announces-new-bard-features-traffic-continues-lag-chatgpt-2023-09-19/2) The summer is over, schools are back, and the data is in: ChatGPT is mainly a tool for cheating on homework (Business Insider) https://www.businessinsider.com/school-is-back-chatgpt-mainly-tool-cheating-homework-2023-93) Amazon gives Alexa a generative AI makeover (Voicebot.ai) https://voicebot.ai/2023/09/20/amazon-gives-alexa-a-generative-ai-makeover/----------------Project Voice's annual conference is invitation-only in 2024 (April 22-23, Chattanooga TN), bringing together 200 conversational AI buyers (defined as decision-makers within Fortune 1000 companies investing $1M or more, over the next 12 months, into conversational AI solutions for their enterprise) all in the same room. A handful of best-in-class service providers, VCs/investors, and qualified US-based tech media will also be invited to attend.-----------------For information on Project Voice Capital Partners, the VC fund identifying and investing in early-stage top-tier founders and companies working with conversational AI across all industries and sectors, visit www.pvcp.vc.
This Week In Voice, the conversational AI news discussion roundtable, is proud to return for its ninth season. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Project Voice; General Partner, Project Voice Capital Partners), the show talks through the news of the week related to natural language-based AI with a who's-who of executives and leaders working with the technology.Guests: Ricardo Marin (Vozy), Nieves Abalos Serrano (Monoceros Labs), Reena Gupta (Mom Relaunch / Wisdocity)Stories for discussion:1) A boy saw 17 doctors over 3 years for chronic pain. ChatGPT found the diagnosis (TODAY Show) https://www.today.com/health/mom-chatgpt-diagnosis-pain-rcna1018432) Druid, a conversational AI platform that integrates with ChatGPT, raises $30M (TechCrunch) https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/12/druid-a-conversational-ai-platform-for-enterprises-that-integrates-with-chatgpt-raises-24m/3) WWDC 2024: Is Apple on the road to Siri 2.0? (Computer World) https://www.computerworld.com/article/3706472/wwdc-2024-is-apple-on-the-road-to-siri-20.html----------------Project Voice's annual conference is invitation-only in 2024 (April 22-23, Chattanooga TN), bringing together 200 conversational AI buyers (defined as decision-makers within Fortune 1000 companies investing $1M or more, over the next 12 months, into conversational AI solutions for their enterprise) all in the same room. A handful of best-in-class service providers, VCs/investors, and qualified US-based tech media will also be invited to attend.-----------------For information on Project Voice Capital Partners, the VC fund identifying and investing in early-stage top-tier founders and companies working with conversational AI across all industries and sectors, visit www.pvcp.vc.
This Week In Voice, the conversational AI news discussion roundtable, is proud to return for its ninth season. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Project Voice; General Partner, Project Voice Capital Partners), the show talks through the news of the week related to natural language-based AI with a who's-who of executives and leaders working with the technology.Guests: Enric Plana (CEO, M47 Labs), Norrie Daroga (President, Codebaby), Christoph Esslinger (CEO, VUI Agency), Dr. Yared Alemu (CEO, TQIntelligence)--------------Stories for discussion:1) OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Enterprise, The Company's Biggest Announcement Since ChatGPT's Debut (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/28/openai-chatgpt-enterprise-launches.html1a) How One Elite University Is Approaching ChatGPT This School Year (MIT Technology Review) https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/09/04/1078932/elite-university-chatgpt-this-school-year/2a) Trump Accused Of Using AI Or An Impersonator For Interview (NY Post) https://nypost.com/2023/09/01/trump-accused-of-using-ai-or-an-impersonator-on-real-americas-voice/2b) AI Trump Voice Used In DeSantis Campaign Ad (WESH ABC 2) https://www.wesh.com/article/ai-trump-voice-campaign-ad/445791053) Dad Shocked As Five-Year-Old Son Uses Amazon Alexa To Order A Hot Tub And $1,000 In Toys (LAD Bible) https://www.ladbible.com/community/5-year-old-alexa-amazon-order-toys-hot-tub-686523-20230904----------------Project Voice's annual conference is invitation-only in 2024 (April 22-23, Chattanooga TN), bringing together 200 conversational AI buyers (defined as decision-makers within Fortune 1000 companies investing $1M or more, over the next 12 months, into conversational AI solutions for their enterprise) all in the same room. A handful of best-in-class service providers, VCs/investors, and qualified US-based tech media will also be invited to attend.-----------------For information on Project Voice Capital Partners, the VC fund identifying and investing in early-stage top-tier founders and companies working with conversational AI across all industries and sectors, visit www.pvcp.vc.
This Week In VoiceSeason 8, Episode 10Guests: Chris Pidcock (CereProc), Rob Carpenter (Valyant AI), Rob Lubow (Botcopy), Jesse Shemen (Papercup)Stories for discussion:1) ChatGPT bug leaked users' conversation histories (BBC) https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-650473042) The Genie Escapes: Stanford Copies The ChatGPT AI For Less Than $600 (New Atlas) https://newatlas.com/technology/stanford-alpaca-cheap-gpt/3) Move Over DALL-E, I'm Making AI Art With Alexa On My Amazon TV (TechRadar) https://www.techradar.com/news/move-over-dall-e-im-making-ai-art-with-alexa-on-my-amazon-tv
This Week In VoiceSeason 8, Episode 9Guests: Rana Gujral (Behavioral Signals), Amy Brown (Authenticx), Amir Tsrouya (TalkSense), Lauren Koretzki (Wysa)Stories for discussion:1a) What's New With GPT-4: From Processing Pictures To Acing Tests (The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/15/23640047/openai-gpt-4-differences-capabilties-functions1b) Anthropic Unveils Generative AI Chatbot Claude (Voicebot.AI) https://voicebot.ai/2023/03/14/anthropic-unveils-generative-ai-chatbot-claude/2) How Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant Lost The AI Race (New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/15/technology/siri-alexa-google-assistant-artificial-intelligence.html3) Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Conversational AI Platforms 2023 (CX Today) https://www.cxtoday.com/speech-analytics/gartner-magic-quadrant-for-enterprise-conversational-ai-platforms-2023/
This Week In VoiceSeason 8, Episode 8Guests: Greg Bennett (Salesforce), Daniel Lackland (Ai4) + Ai4 guest (Chris Morrow of Amazon); Marty Sarim (Sanas.ai), Jayaprakash Kommu (SmartBots)Stories for discussion:1) Chaos Inside Google As Execs Try To Figure Out How To Actually use AI (Futurism) https://futurism.com/chaos-google-execs-use-for-ai2) Amazon: Alexa Troubles But Deeply Undervalued Intrinsically (Seeking Alpha) https://seekingalpha.com/article/4585671-amazon-amzn-alexa-troubles-but-undervalued-intrinsically3) A New MAS*H Scene: Written By ChatGPT, Read By Hawkeye and BJ (New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/07/arts/television/mash-chatgpt-alan-alda.html---------In the wake of ChatGPT's arrival, Project Voice 2023 convenes the world of conversational AI and will shatter previous attendance records.Registration and program information can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/project-voice-2023-the-world-of-conversational-ai-tickets-328421215697
This Week In VoiceSeason 8, Episode 7Guests: Neji Tawo (PayTalk), Seth Levine (Loris.ai), Brian Rubin (Cerence), Dan Turchin (PeopleReign)Stories for discussion:1) ChatGpt and Whisper APIs debut, allowing devs to integrate them into apps (Ars Technica) https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/chatgpt-and-whisper-apis-debut-allowing-devs-to-integrate-them-into-apps/2) Meta introduces large language model LLaMA as a competitor to OpenAI (Voicebot.AI) https://voicebot.ai/2023/02/27/meta-introduces-large-language-model-llama-as-a-competitor-for-openai/3) I had an AI chatbot write my eulogy. It was very weird. (Vice) https://www.vice.com/en/article/4axjj9/ai-chatbot-wrote-my-eulogy-chatgpt-death
This Week In VoiceSeason 8, Episode 6Guests: Christoph Borner (Cyara), Hans van Dam (Conversation Design Institute), Liyani Rodriguez (Raddle), Matt Miller (G2)Stories for discussion:1) ChatGPT -style Search Represents A 10x Cost Increase For Google, Microsoft (Ars Technica) https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/chatgpt-style-search-represents-a-10x-cost-increase-for-google-microsoft/2) Amazon's Kindle Store Has Been Flooded With Books Written By ChatGPT (Pocket Lint) https://www.pocket-lint.com/amazons-kindle-store-has-been-flooded-with-books-written-by-chatgpt/3) Soapbox Labs Will Bring Voice AI To Scholastic Reading Education Programs (Voicebot.ai) https://voicebot.ai/2023/02/22/soapbox-labs-will-bring-voice-ai-to-scholastic-reading-education-programs/
This Week In VoiceSeason 8, Episode 5Guests: Ivan Lee (CEO, Datasaur), Raniero Romagnoli (CTO, Almawave), Heath Ahrens (Founder, Voice.ai), Mitch Lieberman (Founder, Conversational X)Stories for discussion:1a) Microsoft's ChatGPT-powered Bing is getting 'unhinged' and argumentative, some users say: it 'feels sad and scared' (Fortune) https://fortune.com/2023/02/14/microsoft-chatgpt-bing-unhinged-scared/1b) ChatGPT AI accused of liberal bias after refusing to write Hunter Biden New York Post coverage (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/media/chatgpt-ai-accused-liberal-bias-refusing-write-hunter-biden-new-york-post-coverage2) Amazon Alexa Fund Invests In Synthetic Media Startup Superplastic (Voicebot.ai) https://voicebot.ai/2023/02/15/amazon-alexa-fund-invests-20m-in-synthetic-media-startup-superplastic/3) Hey Siri, Is Apple Letting Another AI Opportunity Pass By? (Macworld) https://www.macworld.com/article/1507282/generative-ai-chatgpt-midjourney-bard-bing-siri.html----------------Project Voice 2023: The World of Conversational AIApril 24-26, Chattanooga TNThe main event for conversational AI in the United States returns, discussing best practices across chat, text, and voice, across a wide variety of industries and verticals.Registration & program information are here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/project-voice-2023-the-world-of-conversational-ai-tickets-328421215697
This Week In VoiceSeason 8, Episode 4Guests: Andrew Hong (CEO, Dashbot), Raghu Ravintala (CEO, Yellow.ai), Sam Danby (Head of Voice, Boost.ai), Richard Graves (CEO, Sorcero)Stories for discussion:1a) Alphabet shares dive after Google AI chatbot Bard flubs answer in ad (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-ai-chatbot-bard-offers-inaccurate-information-company-ad-2023-02-08/1b) Google is scrambling to catch up to Bing, of all things (Vox) https://www.vox.com/recode/2023/2/7/23590069/bing-openai-microsoft-google-bard2) 30% Of Users Abandon A Brand After A Bad Chatbot Experience (Voicebot.ai) https://voicebot.ai/2023/02/08/30-of-customers-abandon-a-brand-after-a-bad-chatbot-experience-survey/3) Chiefs Fans Won't Like Amazon Alexa's Super Bowl Prediction (WSYR FOX 4) https://fox4kc.com/sports/chiefs/chiefs-fans-wont-like-amazon-alexas-super-bowl-prediction/
This Week In VoiceSeason 8, Episode 3Guests: Maaike Coppens (VP of Design, OpenDialog AI), Amit Ben (CEO, One AI), Greg Whiteside (CEO, HumanFirst), Jay Ruparel (CEO, VoicePlug AI), Mark Hasegawa-Johnson (Speech Accessibility Project, UIUC)Stories for discussion:1) Google Shows Off New Text-To-Music AI Composer MusicLM (Voicebot.ai) https://voicebot.ai/2023/01/30/google-shows-off-new-text-to-music-ai-composer-musiclm/2) Some Insist That Generative AI ChatGPT Is A Mirror Into The Soul Of Humanity, Vexing AI Ethics and AI Law (Forbes) https://www.forbes.com/sites/lanceeliot/2023/01/29/some-insist-that-generative-ai-chatgpt-is-a-mirror-into-the-soul-of-humanity-vexing-ai-ethics-and-ai-law/3) Come See What The "Hey Disney!" Amazon Alexa Device Can Do (AllEars.net) https://allears.net/2023/01/31/come-see-what-the-hey-disney-amazon-alexa-device-can-do/
Guests: Shyamala Prayaga (Senior Software Product Manager, Conversational AI, NVIDIA), Victor Riparbelli (CEO, Synthesia), Molly Duggan (CEO, Molly Duggan Associates), Freddie Feldman (Director, Voice and Conversational Interfaces, Wolters Kluwer Health)Stories for discussion:1) SoundHound Raises $25M Weeks After Major Layoffs (Voicebot.ai) https://voicebot.ai/2023/01/24/soundhound-raises-25m-weeks-after-major-layoffs/2) OpenAI Reportedly Tests ChatGPT Pro. Here's What We Know About The Paid Version (Mashable) https://mashable.com/article/ai-chatgpt-pro-openai3) Interview With Alexa Fund's Paul Bernard (TechCrunch) https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/24/alexa-funds-paul-bernard-talks-openai-whats-catching-his-eye-and-remaining-relevant-as-amazon-restructures/
This Week In VoiceSeason 8, Episode 1Guests: Peter Suma (ABR), Joti Balani (Freshriver.ai), Jason Banks (nVoq)Stories for discussion:1) OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers On Less Than $2/Hour To Make ChatGPT Less Toxic (TIME) https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/2) Collection Of Voice Data For Profit Raises Privacy Fears (ABC News) https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/collection-voice-data-profit-raises-privacy-fears/story?id=963637923) Artists File Class Action Lawsuit Against Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt Over Generative AI Art (Voicebot.ai) https://voicebot.ai/2023/01/16/artists-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-stability-ai-midjourney-deviantart-over-generative-ai-art/4) People Are Testing [ChatGPT] And Sharing Their Hilarious Results On Twitter (Uproxx) https://uproxx.com/culture/ten-funny-answers-people-got-from-chat-gpt-ai-and-shared-on-twitter/
This Week In VoiceSeason 7, Episode 10Guests: Noelle Silver (IBM), Mike Pappas (Modulate.ai), Alex Bordanova (Voicemod), Alya Yacoubi (Zaion)Stories:1a) The Latest Details On The Amazon Layoffs And The Impact On Alexa (Voicebot.ai) https://voicebot.ai/2022/11/15/the-latest-details-on-the-amazon-layoffs-and-the-impact-on-alexa/1b) Alexa, Cut Costs! Amazon Begins Layoffs At Devices, Services Units (NY Post) https://nypost.com/2022/11/16/amazon-cutting-jobs-at-devices-services-units/2) Digital Banking Didn't Kill Bank Branches - But Chatbots Will (Forbes) https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2022/11/14/digital-banking-didnt-kill-bank-branches-but-chatbots-will/?sh=7bcbf602c7f33) Why Salesforce Is Betting On Generative AI For Conversational Workflows (VentureBeat) https://venturebeat.com/ai/why-salesforce-is-betting-on-generative-ai-for-conversational-workflows/4) Say Hello To Abena, A Local Voice Assistant By A Ghanaian Aiming To Rival Siri, Others (Face 2 Face Africa) https://face2faceafrica.com/article/say-hello-to-abena-a-local-voice-assistant-by-a-ghanaian-aiming-to-rival-siri-others
This Week In VoiceSeason 7, Episode 9Guests: Charles Cadbury (CEO, Say It Now), Colleen Fahey (US Managing Director, Sixieme Son), Gonen Ziv (Chief Revenue Officer, Onvego)Stories:1) TV AI Startup Disruptel Acquired By Samba TV (Voicebot.ai) https://voicebot.ai/2022/11/08/tv-ai-startup-disruptel-acquired-by-samba-tv/2) Elon Musk Has Fired Twitter's 'Ethical AI' Team (WIRED) https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-ethical-ai-team/3) Amazon Alexa Misinforms Tennesseans Of Polling Hours On Election Day (Daily Wire) https://www.dailywire.com/news/amazons-alexa-misinforms-tennesseans-of-polling-hours-on-election-day4) Devialet's Ultra-Premium Smart Speaker Looks Like A Green Lantern Lamp (Screen Rant) https://screenrant.com/devialet-mania-smart-speaker-alexa-features-price/
This Week In VoiceSeason 7, Episode 8Guests: Kiran Kadekoppa (CTO and Co-Founder, HUEX), Susan Hura (Chief Design Officer, Kore.ai), Chetan Damani (CEO, Cashew.ai), Dylan Fox (CEO, AssemblyAI), Evan Macmillan (CEO, Gridspace)Stories:1) RAIN Debuts 'Ortho' Industrial Voice Assistant For Vehicle Repair (Voicebot.ai) https://voicebot.ai/2022/11/01/rain-debuts-ortho-industrial-voice-assistant-for-vehicle-repair/2) Amazon's New Head Of Alexa Shares His Vision For The Future, Including New Shopping And Entertainment Features (Amazon) https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/amazons-new-head-of-alexa-rohit-prasad3) 'SiriSpy' iOS Bug Allowed Apps To Eavesdrop On Your Siri Conversations Before Fix (9to5Mac) https://9to5mac.com/2022/10/26/siri-eavesdropping-bug-ios-airpods/4) How Technology Is Helping Decode Animal Language (The Swaddle) https://theswaddle.com/how-technology-is-helping-decode-animal-language/
This Week In VoiceSeason 7, Episode 7Guests: Martin Ramirez (CRO, WellSaid Labs), Nikola Mrksic (CEO, PolyAI), Mark Fosdike (CEO, Datch), Shridhar Marri (CEO, Senseforth)Stories:1) Voicebot.AI is 6 Years Old - Here Are 6 Ways The Industry Has Changed (Voicebot.AI) - https://voicebot.ai/2022/10/24/voicebot-is-6-years-old-here-are-6-ways-the-industry-has-changed/2) Shutterstock to integrate OpenAI's DALL-E 2 and launch fund for contributor artists (TechCrunch) - https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/25/shutterstock-openai-dall-e-2/3) Machines can craft essays. How should writing be taught now? (Inside Higher Ed) - https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/10/26/machines-can-craft-essays-how-should-writing-be-taught-now4) Alexa predicts Philadelphia Phillies to win the World Series (WPVL) - https://6abc.com/philadelphia-phillies-world-series-houston-astros-alexa-prediction/12378560/
Bradley Metrock discusses the Women Leaders of Conversational AI, Class of 2023, how they will be honored at Project Voice 2023 (April 24-28, Chattanooga TN) and shares something noteworthy about each individual.(Part 2 of 2)
Bradley Metrock discusses the Women Leaders of Conversational AI, Class of 2023, how they will be honored at Project Voice 2023 (April 24-28, Chattanooga TN) and shares something noteworthy about each individual.
This Week In VoiceSeason 7, Episode 5Guests: Kat Giudes (Managing Director, TalkVia)Benjamin Brown (VP Marketing, ConverseNow)Brett Adler (Co-Founder, VoicePT)Stories:1) Bank of America's Erica tops 1 billion client interactions (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/article/bofaml-technology-erica-idTRNIKBN2R71EI2) Is It My Turn Yet? Teaching A Voice Assistant When To Speak (Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence) https://hai.stanford.edu/news/it-my-turn-yet-teaching-voice-assistant-when-speak3) Google Permanently Parks Assistant Driving Mode (Voicebot.ai) https://voicebot.ai/2022/10/11/google-permanently-parks-assistant-driving-mode/4) Fake Joe Rogan interviews fake Steve Jobs in an AI-powered podcast (Ars Technica): https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/10/fake-joe-rogan-interviews-fake-steve-jobs-in-an-ai-powered-podcast/
This Week In VoiceSeason 7, Episode 4Special AI Bill of Rights EditionGuests: Zohaib Ahmed (CEO, Resemble.ai), Ram Menon (CEO, Avaamo), Rupal Patel (VP of Voice and Accessibility, Veritone)Stories:1a) Biden proposes new "Bill of Rights" to protect Americans from AI harms (Ars Technica): https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/10/biden-proposes-new-bill-of-rights-to-protect-americans-from-ai-snooping/1b) Analysis: White House unveils 'AI bill of rights' as 'call to action' to rein in tool (Washington Post): https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/04/white-house-unveils-ai-bill-rights-call-action-rein-tool/1c) Analysis: Biden's AI Bill of Rights Is Toothless Against Big Tech (WIRED): https://www.wired.com/story/bidens-ai-bill-of-rights-is-toothless-against-big-tech/2) Secret function on Amazon Alexa helped me bust my cheating boyfriend (NY Post): https://nypost.com/2022/10/03/amazon-alexas-secret-function-helped-bust-cheating-boyfriend/
This Week In VoiceSeason 7, Episode 3Guests: Chris Ezekiel (CEO, Creative Virtual), Timo Kunz (Founder, Aflorithmic / API.Audio), Sean McIlrath (VP and GM, Americas, Artificial Solutions)Stories:1) Siri, Alexa, and Google Home make children rude, anti-social (NY Post): https://nypost.com/2022/09/28/siri-alexa-and-google-home-make-children-rude-anti-social-study/2) Here are the new features Amazon is adding to Alexa (Engadget): https://www.engadget.com/here-are-the-new-features-amazon-is-adding-to-alexa-170858160.html3) Conversational AI Is Asking For Ethical Oversight (European Business Review): https://www.europeanbusinessreview.com/conversational-ai-is-asking-for-ethical-oversight-how-can-humans-best-answer-the-call/4) Darth Vader to be voiced by AI (The Sun): https://www.the-sun.com/tech/6295117/darth-vader-new-voice-ai-james-earl-jones-retires/
This Week In VoiceSeason 7, Episode 2Guests: Maddy Apple (CEO, Women In Voice), Alex Misiaszek (SVP, Truist), Celene Osiecka (Senior Director, Conversation Design, [24]7.ai)Stories for discussion:1) Amazon brings "Tap to Alexa" accessibility feature to Fire tablets for the first time (TechCrunch)2) "Alexa, Should My Company Invest In Voice Technology?" (Harvard Business Review)3) New Buzz Lightyear Toy Includes Conversational AI and Voice Recognition (Voicebot.ai)4) Getty Images Bans AI-generated Content Over Fears Of Legal Challenges (The Verge)
This Week In Voice (Season 6, Episode 11) Featuring guests Brad Hastedt (DataForce) and Andrei Papancea (NLX)
Stories:
1) Spotify Rebrands Greenroom Social Audio as Spotify Live, Adds Livestream to Main App (Voicebot.ai)
2) Nest Hub Max may soon let you summon Google Assistant without saying a word (Android Central)
3) Enterprise Conversational AI Startup Observe.AI Raises $125M (Voicebot.ai)
4) You Can Now Tell Alexa to Plant a Tree for You (Make Use Of)
This Week In Voice (Season 6, Episode 10) Featuring guests Phil Hall (LXT.ai) and Lauren Cowles (Veritone)
Stories for discussion:
1) Voice cloning technology may have been used in Pearland scam (KHOU-11, Houston TX)
2) Amazon's Alexa is becoming a member of the family (Fortune)
3) Restaurants leverage conversational AI to automate order taking (PYMNTS.com)
4) Your iPhone has ten Harry Potter 'spells' that really work with Siri (New York Post)
This Week In Voice (Season 6, Episode 9) is a very special episode - an interview with YouTube sensation / freestyle rapper Harry Mack.
Sponsored by our friends at Deepgram (https://dpgr.am/projectvoice): the leader in automated transcription and speech-to-text for conversational AI, sales and support enablement, voice analytics, or any use case that requires super accurate, usable transcriptions.
WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT THE INTERVIEW
The interview touches on how Harry uses voice assistants in his personal life, and then proceeds to re-trace some moments from his career that Project Voice CEO Bradley Metrock discovered that led to him booking Harry to play Euphonious, Birmingham's music and tech festival taking place June 17-19.
Metrock and Harry Mack "react" to some of these previous videos, which include:
Harry Mack Freestyles Get A Standing Ovation | Omegle Bars 37 (REACTION) from YouTube reactor Scru Face Jean
TRASH or PASS! Harry Mack (IT'S A PARTY ON OMEGLE - Omegle Bars 30 [REACTION!!!] from YouTube reactor LayedBak
Inspirational | Harry Mack Freestyle (Omegle Bars 43) from Harry Mack's own Harry Mack Clips YouTube channel
BEST FREESTYLER EVER! | Harry Mack Omegle Bars 52 (REACTION!!!) from YouTube reactor NoLifeShaq
The interview concludes with Harry Mack creating a spontaneous song out of three words discussed over the course of the show...one of which is, of course, Euphonious, where Harry will open for Collective Soul at 7 PM Central on Sunday, June 19.
This Week In Voice (Season 6, Episode 8)
Guests: Kumar Rangarajan (CEO, Slang Labs), Tobias Dengel (CEO, WillowTree)
Stories for discussion: 1) The Rise and Stall of the US Smart Speaker Market (Voicebot.AI)
2) Vizio Will Integrate SoundHound Voice AI Across Smart TV Line (Voicebot.AI)
3) Telehealth Visits Now Available Through Amazon Alexa (The Verge)
4) Star Wars Fans React To Learning Luke Skywalker Was Voiced By A Computer (ScreenRant)
This Week In Voice (Season 6, Episode 7)
Guests: John Campbell (Rabbit & Pork), Tom Livne (Verbit.ai), Jen Heape (Vixen Labs)
Stories for discussion: 1a) Google, a big fan of safety, expands Assistant Guest Mode to 9 other languages (Android Police) 1b) Apple says a ‘small portion’ of iPhones recorded interactions with Siri even if you opted out (The Verge) 2) Report: 62% of orgs use voice technology to increase revenue (VentureBeat) 3) Amazon’s new Super Bowl ad features a creepy mind-reading Alexa (The Verge)
This Week In Voice (Season 6, Episode 6) Guests: Naresh Kuppuswamy (DataForce), Liz Persaud (Georgia Tech), Johan Stromberg (Wanderword)
Stories for discussion:
1) Jaguar Land Rover adds Amazon Alexa voice control as standard (Autocar)
2) Apple was a smart-speaker laggard, but its strategy is working (Fast Company)
3) iHeartMedia Leads $3M Funding Round for Social Audio Startup Gimme Radio (Voicebot.AI)
4) Artificial Intelligence Can Now Craft Original Jokes—And That’s No Laughing Matter (TIME)
This Week In Voice (Season 6, Episode 5) Guests: Paul Welham (Cereproc), Audrey Arbeeny (Audiobrain), Sean Austin (Helios)
Stories for discussion:
1) Voice assistant maker SoundHound to go public via $2 billion SPAC deal (Reuters)
2) "Alexa, play something on Netflix." (The Verge)
3) Voice AI company Skit looks to hire 1000 people across US, SE Asia, India (Economic Times)
4) ReadSpeaker Debuts Voice User Interface Platform For Nintendo Switch (Voicebot.AI)
This Week In Voice, Season 6 Episode 4, features guests Rana Gujral (CEO, Behavioral Signals), Jon Stine (Executive Director, Open Voice Network) and Thomas Lindgren (Executive Chairman, Wanderword).
Stories include:
1) M&A Watch: LivePerson's Transformational Acquisitions (Dan Miller, Opus Research)
2) Healthcare's Use Of Voice Tech Seen As "Game Changer" For Diagnostics, Patient Experience (PYMNTS)
3) A Start-up Says Its Voice Recognition Tech Beats Google And Amazon At Reducing Racial Bias (CNBC)
4) Biggest Names In Voice Tech Coming To Okaloosa Island For Project Voice X (Northwest Florida Daily News)
This Week In Voice, hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Project Voice; General Partner, Project Voice Capital Partners) is part of the Project Voice Media Group.
This Week In Voice (Season 6, Episode 3) Featuring guests Kerry Brix (conversational AI consultant), Todd Mozer (CEO, Sensory), and Alistair van Moere (Chief Product Officer, MetaMetrics)
Stories for discussion:
1) Microsoft and NVIDIA unveil enormous language model with 530 billion parameters (Voicebot.ai)
2) Wendy's to use Google's AI to stop burgers from burning (ScreenRant)
3) Bowers & Wilkins "Zeppelin" gets rebooted as a $799 smart speaker (Digital Trends)
4) Where Have All The Alexas Gone? (Bustle)
Project Voice X takes place October 25-27 in Destin / Fort Walton Beach, Florida - presented by Amazon and Microsoft. Registration can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/project-voice-x-tickets-150144334747
Project Voice X Worldwide takes place October 29 virtually and registration can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/project-voice-x-worldwide-tickets-188784508547
This Week In Voice - Season 6, Episode 2
Featuring guests Ken Sutton (CEO, Yobe) and Brandon Kaplan (CEO, Skilled Creative)
Featured stories for discussion:
1) Hey Siri, what happened? (The Verge)
2) Amazon give Alexa more patience (Ars Technica)
3) Conversational AI market to reach $32B globally by 2030 (Yahoo)
4) AI is still awesome, 20 years later (Cult of Whatever)
Project Voice X takes place October 25-27 in Destin / Fort Walton Beach, Florida. For more information, visit www.ProjectVoice.ai.
This Week In Voice returns for Season 6!
The season premiere is an interview with Cerence CEO Sanjay Dhawan, covering voice's evolved role in the car, how the company views the return to work and future of work, Cerence's positioning relative to big tech, and what's next for the company.
This Week In Voice takes a break from the usual news of the week in voice technology and conversational AI to speak with Dr. Teri Fisher, creator of Alexa in Canada and Voice First Health podcasts, numerous voice training materials, and The Voice Den, a pandemic-era social experience for the voice community.
Teri is celebrating 1,000 flash briefings produced and published - a remarkable achievement.
This interview spans all of those topics and more.
This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network, which itself is part of the Project Voice Media Group.
This Week In Voice, Season 5 Episode 4, features Simon Lau (Otter.ai) and Nick Livingston (HoneIt).
Stories for discussion include:
1) Voice Assistants and the Election
1a) Voicebot: How Voice Assistants Are Responding To Election Result Updates
1b) Voicebot: How Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant Are Reporting On Election Day
2) Press Gazette (UK): Smart Audio: What Publishers Need To Know About The Latest Tech Revolution
3) MIT Technology Review: AI Pioneer Geoff Hinton: Deep Learning Is Going To Be Able To Do Everything (this is paywalled behind a limited number of free articles, let me know if you can't access)
4) Tech Xplore: Computer Scientist...Develops AI To Explain Its Discoveries
This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice, Season 5 Episode 3, features special guests Patricia Scanlon (Soapbox Labs), Julia Liberty (AI Data Innovations), and Dr. Phillip Alvelda (Brainworks).
Stories for discussion include:
1) MacRumors: Apple Acquires AI Startup Vilynx To Improve Siri
2) TechCrunch: Apple Search Crawler Activity Could Signal A Google Competitor
3) Adobe: Voice Technology's Role In Our Rapidly Changing World
4) Voicebot: Voice-Activated Museum "Planet Word" Opens In DC
This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice, Season 5 Episode 2, features special guests Caitlin Gutekunst (Creativity, Inc.), Lisa Michaud (Interactions), and Kat Zdan (Google).
Stories for discussion include:
1) Voicebot: Alexa Now Offers Personalized Reading Recommendations
2) Android Police: A Secret, Unreleased Option Lets Users Invoke Assistant On Smart Displays Without Saying "Hey Google"
3) MIT Technology Review: The True Dangers Of AI Are Closer Than We Think
4) Behold, The Smart Cactus!
This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Follow along with This Week In Voice VIP, the daily letter to the voice tech and AI communities around the world. Available through our friends at Substack here: https://thisweekinvoice.substack.com/
Hosted by Bradley Metrock and featuring guests Daniela Braga (CEO, DefinedCrowd), Nils Lenke (VP Apps, Cerence) and Derek Roberti (VP Technology, North America, Cognigy), This Week In Voice kicks off Season 5 with stories checking in on Google, Amazon, and Apple's voice/AI ecosystems.
Additionally, a story about protecting children from AI is part of the show, and the first episode of Season 5 wraps with each of the guests discussing what they and their companies are most looking forward to as we approach 2021.
A summary of the episode, along with a variety of quotes, were published as part of This Week In Voice VIP, the daily letter to the voice and AI tech communities. Check out the newsletter here: https://thisweekinvoice.substack.com/
This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
The fifth of five special healthcare episodes of This Week In Voice features a roundtable discussion on the intersection of voice tech, conversational AI, and the hidden data within human speech.
Caitlyn Brooksby (Canary Speech), Aaron Bours (Hyro.ai), Kenn Harper (Nuance), Scott Sandland (Cyrano.ai), and Mike Page (Phebi.ai) round out a powerhouse panel.
The fourth of five special healthcare episodes of This Week In Voice features a roundtable discussion on the intersection of voice tech, conversational AI, and health insurance.
Audrey Arbeeny (Audiobrain), Bhagvan Kommadi (ValueMomentum), Maaike Coppens (Promptful), Matt Cybulsky (IONIA), and Mika Eddy (UnitedHealth Group) round out a powerhouse panel.
The third of five special healthcare episodes of This Week In Voice features a roundtable discussion on the intersection of voice tech, conversational AI, and accessibility of healthcare.
Dale LaRue (RAIN Agency), Jon Gordon (LifePod), and Tarah Knaresboro (Renalis Health) round out a powerhouse panel.
The second of five special healthcare episodes of This Week In Voice features a roundtable discussion on the intersection of voice tech, conversational AI, and the electronic health record.
Ricky Sahu (CEO, 1up.Health), Pat Williams (CEO, iScribe Health), Miriam Paramore (President, OptimizeRX), Rushi Ganmukhi (CEO, Bola.ai), and Scott Stephenson (CEO, Deepgram) round out a powerhouse panel.
The first of five special healthcare episodes of This Week In Voice features a roundtable discussion on the intersection of voice tech, conversational AI, and aging in place. Nate Treloar (Orbita), Mark Gray (Constant Companion), Dan Messina (Hands Free Health) and Jean-Claude Junqua (CE2Innovate) provides a lively and highly experienced panel.
Host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) records the Season Finale of Season 4 of This Week In Voice, live as part of The Voice of the Car Summit on April 7, 2020. Featured guests include Carla Bailo (President and CEO, Center for Automotive Research), Piyush Chandra (Director of Product Management, NAUTO) and Chandra Khatri (Lead Research Scientist, Artificial Intelligence, Uber).
Host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) speaks with Rupal Patel (CEO, VocaliD) and Mike Tatum (CEO, Spokestack) about the news of the week in voice technology and conversational AI, including Mycroft's battle against patent trolls, Alexa's increasing usage in banking and healthcare, and one pioneer's creation which allows people to call Google Assistant devices using rotary phones.
Host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) speaks with voice super-developer Ilarna Nche (Software Developer, Matchbox.io) about the news of the week in voice tech and conversational AI. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) speaks with Corinne Kleinman (Georgetown University) and discusses the top voice tech and AI news of the week, from Amazon executives unplugging Alexa devices in their homes to Cerence's desire to let you choose your own voice assistant in the car to the University of Michigan ridding itself of Clinc's former CEO. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice recorded a special roundtable interview at CES, focused on the Chinese market for voice technology and AI. Joining host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) is Shining Hsiong (Founder and CEO, Shenzhenware), Bo Xi (Market Developer Manager, Knowles Electronics) and Andy Bellavia (Director of Market Development, Knowles Electronics). The conversation centers on differences between the United States and Chinese markets for voice technology, and what we can expect to see in both markets heading into 2020.
This Week In Voice, Season 4 Episode 13, features as guests the Samsung Bixby Team: Roger Kibbe, John Alioto, and Jonathan Pan. Joined by host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing, and executive producer of Project Voice), the Bixby crew discusses a productive 2019 which saw the release of their developer ecosystem for Bixby and a successful roadshow across the United States. The conversation steers, toward the end, to privacy and data security, as well as Project Voice itself, where Samsung is a Presenting Sponsor for the #1 event for voice tech and AI in America. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice (Season 4 Episode 12) features guests Noelle Silver (VP Digital Technology, NPR) and Amy Summers (President, Pitch Publicity) to discuss the stories of the week in voice tech and AI, including the announcement of the Project Voice Awards Finalists, whether women raise their voice with smart speakers more than men, Amazon Echo devices continuing to sell well during Black Friday, Amazon's release of a battery-powered Echo in India, and the activation of the SANTA TRACKER on Google Assistant! This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice (Season 4 Episode 11) features guests Lauren Helmer (Editor, More Than Just Weather & Music) and Mary Alice McMorrow (Chief Marketing Officer, Earplay) to discuss the stories of the week in voice tech and AI, including Spotify's free tier now being available on Alexa, Sonos acquiring Snips, Black Friday deals on smart speakers, Voiceflow's investment from the Alexa Fund, Matchbox.io's acquisition of Alexa skills from Opearlo, and whether AIs will be able to tell better jokes than humans.
Season 4, Episode 10 (November 7, 2019) of This Week In Voice, presented by VoiceFirst.FM, is a special edition devoted to the release of new book "More Than Just Weather And Music: 200 Ways To Use Alexa" by Bradley Metrock.
This Week In Voice (Season 4 Episode 9) features guest Geraint John (founder, MOVE Digital and host of Voice for Voice) to discuss the stories of the week in voice tech and AI, including a wrap-up of The Voice of Money conference in New York City, Amazon's new Alexa bill pay announcement, news from Samsung's Developer Conference, and what makes voice assistants creepy.
This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice (Season 4 Episode 8) features guests Diana Deibel (Lead VUI Designer, Grand Studio) and John Moon (COO, ConnectedTravel) to discuss the stories of the week in voice tech and AI, including Alexa and Google Home security vulnerabilities revealed, why homebuilders aren't liking Google Nest, Apple needs to rethink Siri completely, and two Alexa stories painting a picture of an AI-driven world to come.
This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice (S4E7) features guest Brian Roemmele ("The #VoiceFirst Oracle," the inventor of the term "voice-first" and well-known technology pioneer) to discuss the stories of the week in voice.
This particular week, we focus on just one story: the release of Google Recorder, and its many implications (both short and long-term) on the marketplace.
This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice (S4E6) features guest Katherine Prescott (founder and editor, VoiceBrew) to discuss the stories of the week in voice tech and AI, including Alexa to be offered in all GM vehicles in 2020, Google partnering with Levi's to make a Google Assistant-enabled jacket, Siri starting to play nice with third party software providers, Microsoft's super-sized voice-first earbuds, and the thought that a robot might one day be sophisticated enough to rule a country.
This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice (S4E5) features Peter Durlach (SVP Healthcare Strategy, Nuance) to discuss the stories of the week in voice tech and AI, including the announcement of 16 new Amazon Alexa-enabled devices, McDonalds allowing job applicants to apply for open positions with their voice through Alexa or Google Assistant, and a gin company getting into the smart speaker / voice assistant ballgame.
This Week In Voice, Season 4, is sponsored by Microsoft. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice (S4E4) features guests Susan Hura (CEO, Banter Technology) and Phillip Hunter (Senior Principal, [24]7.ai) to discuss the stories of the week in voice tech and AI, including the announcement of The Roast of Voicebot.AI's Bret Kinsella (taking place at Project Voice), a new Alexa skill for Oreos, new hardware getting announced by both Amazon and Google, Apple presenting at a conference on NLP, and Oracle's foray into voice/AI.
Susan Hura and Phillip Hunter are co-founders of Points Made, a new conference taking place in 2020 discussing deeper issues around the emergence of conversational design. Check out the event at PointsMade.net and follow the event on Twitter at @PointsMadeForum.
This Week In Voice, Season 4, is sponsored by Microsoft. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice, Season 4 Episode 3, features Ramu Sunkara (CEO, Alan.AI) discussing the news of the week in voice tech and AI, including the US government using Siri and Alexa to provide Census information, McDonald's voice-first acquisition, Amazon opening Alexa up for users to provide answers to questions, and a mysterious manuscript from hundreds of centuries ago that is defying AI's best attempts to decipher it. This Week In Voice is sponsored by Microsoft and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice, Season 4 Episode 2, features Audrey Arbeeny (CEO, Audiobrain) and Braden Ream (CEO, Voiceflow). The discussion focuses on Trump's plans for Alexa and Google Assistant, how Alexa will get integrate with the car, and Google Assistant's latest actions involving banking. This Week In Voice, Season 4, is sponsored by Microsoft. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice returns for Season 4, kicking off with featured guest Bret Kinsella (Editor and Publisher, Voicebot.AI) as the guest for the Season Premiere. The discussion focuses on a number of news stories, many of them negative in nature, that surfaced over a busy summer within the realm of voice tech and AI. What will the critical next evolution for voice be, between now and the end of 2019? Host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) kicks off a new season of the #1-rated podcast.
This Week In Voice, Season 4, is sponsored by Microsoft. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) interviews Samsung Bixby Developer Evangelist Roger Kibbe about the breaking news of Samsung's Bixby Developer Program. Covering a wide variety of topics ranging from monetization of voice experiences to key differences between Amazon, Google, and Samsung platforms, this interview gives listeners important information about Samsung's Bixby Developer Program and upcoming workshops taking place on both the West and East Coasts. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Get started with Bixby - www.bixbydevelopers.com
Bixby on Github - github.com/bixbydevelopers
Bixby Developer Sessions Signup - bixby.events (http://bixby.events)
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Host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) interviews special guest Mark Cuban on a wide range of topics related to voice and AI. From healthcare to automotive to hospitality, Cuban gives insight on a number of compelling voice use cases, and also explains how he advises his portfolio companies to integrate voice in their operations and marketing. This episode of This Week In Voice is sponsored by Microsoft - check out Microsoft AI if you're developing voice applications for either Alexa or Google Assistant. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network, enjoyed across 56 countries by hundreds of thousands of listeners.
Host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) looks ahead to next week's Voice of the Car Summit (www.VoiceOfTheCar.com), taking place Tuesday, April 9, in downtown San Francisco's NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Host Bradley Metrock discusses the voice-first news of the week with guests Greg Hedges (RAIN Agency) and Ian Utile (co-founder, VoiceFirst.TV). Stories include a discussion of the current state of Alexa vs. Google Assistant, Apple's services event earlier in the week, Google Assistant in the operating room, and the importance of sonic branding to an overall voice strategy. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Recorded in front of a live audience at the 2019 London Book Fair, host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) interviews three publishing veterans (Bee Kapitan of Interactive Bee Media, Trevor Young and Eleanor Long of Tapocketa) on their thoughts on voice-first technology and the emergence of voice within publishing. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Host Bradley Metrock discusses the #VoiceFirst news of the week with special guests Rachel Batish (VP Product, Audioburst) and Mark Webster (Director of Product, UX/UI, Adobe). Stories include the Alexa Accelerator's just-announced third cohort, Google's Nest mic problem, Cedars-Sinai's new Alexa pilot, smart speakers are apparently better than "mediocre," and a new Australian smart speaker for children called Birde. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) discusses the top voice-first technology news stories of the week, with special guest Elizabeth Robins (Best Innovation Group). Stories include Google's secret microphone found in Nest devices, Apple acquires PullString, can smart speakers and voice assistants be hacked, and the launch of the VoiceFirst.Community industry trade association. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Host Bradley Metrock discusses the #VoiceFirst news of the week with guests Katherine Prescott (Founder, Voicebrew) and James Vlahos (Author, Talk To Me), including Spotify's amazing week, listening to Choose Your Own Adventure books with Alexa, smart speakers being tested at Disney resorts, and Prescott's own article for Business Insider. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) discusses the #VoiceFirst news of the week with Emily Binder (Voice Marketing Strategist, Beetle Moment Marketing) and Jason Fields (Chief Strategy Officer, Voicify). Stories include Amazon's humorous Super Bowl ad, Siri Shortcuts can be used to steal and send personal data, Walmart backs out of Google Express and Google Shopping Actions, the BBC asks are smart speakers good for kids, and we ponder a 'post-gender' world with the final story. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
On the heels of The 2019 Alexa Conference, host Bradley Metrock discusses the #VoiceFirst news of the week with guests Brielle Nickoloff (Witlingo) and Lucas Wonderley (SAP). Stories include KFC opening up voice-first ordering in India, Sherpa.AI raising $8.5M, and Alexa saying something truly offensive perhaps for the first time ever. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) turns on the mic, right before the holidays, to thank listeners for sharing such a great year for voice-first technology with us. We preview The Alexa Conference (coming up in January) and reflect on the top 3 stories of the year. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Rebecca Evanhoe (VUI designer), Doug Robinson (CEO, Fresh Digital Group), and Wilson Standish (Director of Voice, Gimlet Media) join host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) to discuss the voice technology news of the week, including Apple Music coming to Amazon Echo devices, Google Maps optimized for use with Google Assistant, Amazon doubles audio clip size available to developers, and experts warn AI could hardwire sexism into our future. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM global podcast network.
Ben Fox Rubin (Senior Reporter, CNET) joins host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) to discuss the voice technology news of the week, including the current shortcomings of voice commerce, Amazon's massive sales of Alexa-enabled devices over Black Friday weekend, Cornell University's study of how smart speakers are creating passive listeners, and how one man in Japan decided to marry a hologram. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM global podcast network.
With a last-minute need to reschedule our previously-scheduled guests, we invited friend of the show Brian Roemmele - the person who coined the term "voice-first" - to join us. Host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) discussed with Brian the top stories in voice-first technology, in his mind, as we head toward the end of the year. The result is a wide-ranging hour-long conversation touching on a number of very relevant issues in the young space, and a look ahead to issues that will shape voice technology well into 2019. This Week In Voice is brought to you by Castlingo, which allows anyone to create an Alexa skill without knowing any code by using Witlingo's mobile app to upload audio - super easy for anyone from podcasters to publishers to politicians and anyone else! This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Pete Erickson (CEO, Modev) and Bret Kinsella (Editor and Publisher, Voicebot.AI) join host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) to discuss the voice technology news of the week, including Alexa's 4th birthday, Google partnering with Disney and Sephora, Samsung going "all in" on Bixby, and a report that young people favor female voices with voice assistants. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM global podcast network.
Anne Weiler (CEO and co-founder of Wellpepper) and Matt Cybulsky (Principal, IONIA) join host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) to discuss the voice technology news of the week, including the announcement of APL (Alexa Presentation Language), Alexa adding election information for voters leading up to midterm elections, Google partnering with Spotify, and voice-first healthcare delivered by Suki and Cuida Health. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM global podcast network.
Mari Lescaille (VoiceFirst Weekly) along with Kane Simms and Dustin Coates (VUX World) join host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) to discuss the voice technology news of the week, including whether Alexa should "be afraid" of Google, Amazon's partnership with Qualcomm to produce Alexa-enabled headphones, Samsung's latest features for Bixby rolling out at an upcoming developer conference, and reports from Carnegie Mellon on sound and vibration supporting "context-aware" computing. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM global podcast network.
Stuart Crane (CEO and founder of Voice Metrics) and Ben Fisher (CEO and founder of Magic + Company) join host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) to discuss the voice technology news of the week, including children growing up knowing Alexa, Amazon patenting technology for Alexa to know if you're sick, Google fighting for voice commerce market share and the overall state of voice-first purchasing, and whether we need a voice-first "smart couch" or not. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM global podcast network.
An all-star panel (Brian Garr, Daniel Gonzalez) join host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) to discuss the growing competition for multi-modal supremacy, 61% of Alexa skills have no ratings, Google Duplex on the new Pixel phone, the newest cohort of Alexa Accelerator companies, and over a million people proposed to Alexa last year! This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM global podcast network.
An all-star panel (Joan Palmiter Bajorek of Women in Voice; UX/marketing consultant Sabrina Delale) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Amazon's play for attention, Google teaming up with Roku, Apple teaming up with Salesforce, and what goes into the creation of a virtual assistant persona. This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing), sponsored by VoiceFirst Events (VoiceFirstEvents.com), and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star panel (Obaid Ahmed of Botmock; Duane Forrester of Yext) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Amazon's product blitzkrieg replete with Alexa-enabled microwave, subwoofer, and smart plug, SoundHound's latest partnership to get Houndify inside Mercedes' MBUX in-car ecosystem, Google's approach to voice-first home security, whether Apple's Siri Shortcuts app moves any sort of needle in the industry, and Lenovo's new multi-modal marketing message. This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing), sponsored by VoiceFirst Events (VoiceFirstEvents.com), and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice returns for Season 3 with special guests Cathy Pearl (Google) and Noelle LaCharite (Microsoft). Stories include whether Google Assistant being bilingual is as big a deal as it sounds, Amazon and Microsoft's partnership together growing, Google's push toward "digital wellbeing," and lots of folks cursing at a Walrus! This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
The Voice Summit took place in Newark, New Jersey, from July 24-26, and This Week In Voice was there! Featured guest Heidi Culbertson (CEO and founder, Ask Marvee) discusses the Summit with host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing). Additional guests include Mike Atkinson (Orderscape), Adva Levin (Pretzel Labs), Ilya Ozerets (ID R&D), Will Hall (RAIN Agency), and Ilana Shalowitz and Brian Bauman (Wolters Kluwer Health). This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
The Season Finale for Season 2 of This Week In Voice, which also serves as a preview to this fall's Digital Book World 2018 (Oct 2-4, Nashville TN) features legendary technology journalist Walt Mossberg, along with longtime corporate communications veteran Karen Wickre, discussing the latest in voice technology news, including whether the litany of Amazon Alexa-enabled devices has grown too complex, whether Google Assistant is truly on the rise, and the state of Apple, Siri, and the HomePod. Letter grades are assigned, by our celebrity panel, to the work each of these three companies has done thus far in the voice-first technology space, before moving to a discussion on the convergence of audiobooks, podcasts, and voice assistants/smart speakers that will very soon re-shape the publishing landscape. This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
In a special preview edition of the upcoming 2019 Alexa Conference, Presented By VoiceFirst.FM (and sponsored by Amazon) (www.voicefirst.fm/alexaconference), Dave Kemp (Business Development Manager, Oaktree Products) and Kesha Williams (Software Engineering Manager, Chick-Fil-A) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including the current market share information for smart speakers within the United States, the Echo Show now being available to the public, Siri's next frontier, Sonos' new Beam soundbar, and conflicting views on whether Amazon's Echo Dot Kids is appropriate for children. This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
In a special preview edition of the upcoming Voice of Healthcare Summit (www.VOHSummit.com), Laurie Orlov (Principal Analyst, Aging In Place Technology Watch) and Nate Treloar (President and COO, Orbita) discuss the latest in healthcare-oriented voice technology news, including a discussion of the state of AI within healthcare, the extent to which Amazon's Alexa is ready to support healthcare operations, Suki's $20 million voice assistant for doctors, and the role Google Duplex may play within modern healthcare delivery. This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star panel (Florian Hollandt of Jovo; Adva Levin of Pretzel Labs; Ryan MacInnis of Voysis) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Google Home beating Amazon Echo in Q1 2018 shipment numbers, Amazon and Google battling for supremacy in India, Apple's rumored new smart speaker carrying the Beats brand, Samsung's push to have Bixby in all devices by 2020, and a hilarious and insightful exchange between a frustrated Scottish woman and her Alexa device. This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star panel (Doug Schumacher, the creator of "Homie and Lexy," and Emma Furlong and Helen Yu, both of Clinc) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including the Yanny vs Laurel debate seizing social media, Moms increasingly owning smart speakers, Google Home beats Amazon Echo in two audio recognition performance tests, a discussion on whether Apple, Amazon, and Facebook the future of banking, and a piece from Opus Research's Dan Miller on Google Duplex. This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
The all-star duo from Voicebot.AI (Editor Bret Kinsella and Associate Editor Ava Mutchler) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including the shockwaves created by Google I/O, including Google Duplex; the revelation that Alexa Skill engagement rose 75% in 2017, a discussion of Microsoft's integration of Cortana with Amazon's Alexa, and a British inventor who decided to convert Alexa into a dominatrix. This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star duo (Pete Erickson of Modev / Voice Summit; Amy Stapleton of Tellables / VoiceFirstFiction.com) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Google's new investment program for companies developing for Google Assistant, new reporting on primary use cases for smart speakers, Apple's Siri caught in another gaffe, a Slate article about dating men who yell at Alexa, and the debut of a new type of Pac-Man on Amazon's Alexa platform. This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star panel (Theo Lau, founder of Unconventional Ventures; Katie McMahon, VP and GM of SoundHound Inc., and renowned #VoiceFirst expert Brian Roemmele) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Amazon's release of a children's version of the Echo Dot, Harvard Business Review's examination of marketing in the age of Alexa, Google's bold new podcasting strategy, the battle heating up for voice technology in connected cars, and Facebook's delay of its smart speaker entrants into the marketplace. This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star duo (Lauren Golembiewski of Voxable; Michael Fitzpatrick of PullString) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Adobe's acquisition of #VoiceFirst startup Sayspring, Apple's HomePod predicted to only sell two million units, Amazon's release of the Intent Request API, Google's advances in AI in advertising and publishing, and the BBC's piece on "I Tried To Make Alexa My Best Friend." This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star panel (Ilana Shalowitz and Joseph Dangelmaier, both of Emmi Solutions / Wolters Kluwer Health, and Nick Brown of Effct) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Apple's flashy new hire of Google's former AI executive, Alexa showing up everywhere, Google and Target teaming up for a voice-first ad campaign, and a report that voice technology is bolstered by family activities and routines. This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star duo (Luciana Morais and Brielle Nickoloff, both of DC-based Witlingo) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Facebook's delayed smart display, 5 ways to improve Alexa Routines, Bank of America's new bot "Erica," and a candid discussion regarding #VoiceCon, Gary Vaynerchuk's $1,000, one-day conference. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
The team from St. Louis-based voice experience developer VoiceXP (Bob Stolzberg, Bonnie Snyder, and Mark Tucker) join This Week In Voice to discuss the latest in voice technology news, including the positioning of IBM Watson as a secure and private alternative to Alexa, Google Assistant's new retail/commerce actions, Apple executives sniping at each other on Twitter, and whether Alexa and other voice assistants get in the way of our relationships to each other as well as our religious beliefs. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network. And stay tuned, once the music rolls at the end of the episode, for the newest episode of comedy special Homie & Lexy!
The co-founders of Aiqudo (www.aiqudo.com) join This Week In Voice to discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Alexa's "follow-up mode," Google Assistant's "multi-step routines," being able to use both voice assistants on tablets, how soon we'll see consumers using Alexa for person-to-person banking, and "Siri for slopes," a bot developed for Vail, Colorado. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star duo (Cheryl Platz, Principal Engineer at Microsoft and Mark Webster, CEO and founder of Sayspring) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Amazon Alexa randomly laughing out loud, Google's new tagline for Google Assistant ("Make Google Do It"), a new Voicebot report that 1 in 5 US adults owns a smart speaker, Cortana continuing to make strides quietly, and Blake Shelton rolls out Alexa alarms featuring his voice. This episode also features a special cameo by Benicio, the 4th grader who wrote last week's review (for The Verge) on the Amazon Echo Dot and Google Home Mini. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star duo (Dan Miller, founder and lead analyst of Opus Research, and Amy Stapleton, founder and CEO of Tellables) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Amazon's massive acquisition of Ring, Google's announcement of carrier and OEM programs related to Google Assistant, the explosion of voice-assistant-driven commerce, the expansion of Amazon's developer payment program, a review of the Echo Dot and Google Home Mini by a 4th grader, and Amazon's sponsorship of The Alexa Conference Presented By VoiceFirst.FM next January. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star duo (Dave Kemp, Business Development Manager for Oaktree Products, and Sarah Storm, Head of Cloud Studio for SpokenLayer) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including the New York Times piece about how we're living in Alexa's world, a potential smart speaker from Spotify, the next generation of voice-first marketers, satire about a man marrying Alexa, and the announcement of The Voice of Healthcare Summit, taking place Tuesday, August 7, in Boston, Massachusetts (www.VOHSummit.com). Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star duo (Anup Gosavi, founder of Spext (spext.co) and William Nutt, founder and chief strategist of Nutt Labs and creator of Alexa.bio) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including the HomePod's release and various problems, a new report suggesting Google will overtake Amazon in the #voicefirst realm over the next five years, Facebook's two new smart speakers coming out in July, and the Echo Look making a splash during New York Fashion Week. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Joined by Stuart Crane, CEO and founder of Voice Metrics (www.voicemetrics.io), this episode wraps up the recent Smart Voice Summit, discusses the HomePod's release and Alexa's dominant advertising performance at the Super Bowl, and VoiceFirst.FM's expansion to include three new shows. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Joined by Katie Ernst, CEO and founder of Select A Story, and featuring a cameo from #VoiceFirst leader Brian Roemmele, this episode features a special announcement of a new venture between Roemmele and Score Publishing, a wrap-up of The 2018 Alexa Conference, discussion of the HomePod's release date announcement, Alexa favoring the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, and more. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice returns with a look at stories coming out of CES, as well as a preview of The Alexa Conference, coming up Jan 18-20 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Special guests include Tim Kahle and Dominik Meissner of Germany's 169 Labs. This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star panel (Ahmed Bouzid, Brian Roemmele, Mark Tucker) reunites to discuss the year in review for voice technology. Episode 21 marks the final episode of Season 1 of This Week In Voice, and the show will return for Season 2 beginning in January. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Cathy Pearl (VP of User Experience at Sensely) joins the show to discuss the latest in voice technology news. Stories include Amazon and Google's renewed conflict over YouTube video on Amazon hardware, the growing aggression by privacy advocates assailing voice-first devices, the rise of #voicefirst commerce, a discussion of the news story that Alexa described Jesus Christ as a "fictional character," and the ability of Google Home and Amazon Alexa to help children learn language and other skills from an early age. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Joined by #VoiceFirst leader John Kelvie (CEO and founder of Bespoken), Episode 19 of This Week In Voice discusses the latest in voice technology news, focused primarily on AWS Re:Invent, Amazon's annual conference. Stories discussed include Alexa's new monetization, notifications being made available for use to developers, Alexa launching "Alexa for Business," concerns over the future of voice-first search on Alexa and other voice assistants, an evaluation of Apple's failures with HomePod, U2 promoting its new album through an Alexa radio-style broadcast, and the winner of the inaugural Alexa Prize. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star duo (Brooke Hawkins of Nuance Communications; Nick Schwab of Ford Motor Company and founder of Invoke Apps) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Will.I.Am's $117 million enterprise voice assistant effort, Google Home Max's competitive positioning relative to Apple's HomePod, how the BBC's and Stranger Things' new interactive games are a harbinger of a future with voice-first publishing, a discussion on whether voice assistants like Alexa are ushering in the end of the smartphone, and the delay of Mattel's Hello Barbie Hologram voice assistant toy. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star panel (Jochen Emig and Leon Mueller, co-founders of ONSEI, along with Aaron Emigh, CEO and founder of Brilliant) discusses the latest in voice technology news, including the possibility of Alexa helping us sort through clutter inboxes, which #voicefirst device coming out this holiday season most interests the panel, whether the HomePod's requirement of being linked with an iPhone or iPad will hurt the device's launch, the impact of the new ability to share Alexa skills with others via social media, and how the Amazon Echo fit in recently during a red-carpet movie premiere. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star duo (Brian Roemmele of ReadMultiplex.com, Ryan MacInnis, Director of Marketing for Voysis) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Amazon's experimentation with Alexa skill monetization, Amazon's controversial IoT-based "Amazon Key" home offering, Google's 50 new #VoiceFirst experiences for children, Cortana's growth in number of skills developed for Microsoft's platform, Adweek's exploration of Facebook's data advantage, and much more. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
Editor and publisher of voice technology / AI news and commentary website Voicebot.ai Bret Kinsella is the sole guest on this week of This Week In Voice, as he and host Bradley Metrock discuss the growth of smart speaker sales in FY17, Amazon's Echo hardware being sold in Kohl's retail stores, Samsung's Bixby and Alibaba's Tmall Genie, and even a discussion on whether Apple's HomePod can be competitive in the marketplace, and Bret Kinsella's favorite thing Amazon has done in voice technology so far this year. It's a can't-miss episode. This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
The youngest-ever guest panelist (Brendan Hersh, 16 years of age) joins the #VoiceFirst sage Brian Roemmele to discuss the latest in voice technology news, centering primarily on Google's massive announcement of several voice-first products including the Google Home Max and Google Home Mini. This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star panel (Carrie Claiborn, Tara Kelly, Cathy Pearl) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Amazon's blistering Seattle press event in which the company revealed numerous new Alexa-enabled products and additional news items, Google's decision to pull YouTube from the Echo Show, Google's announcement of the audiophile-friendly Google Home Max, and The VoiceFirst Roundtable's September episode featuring tech luminary Tim O'Reilly. This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
This Week In Voice traveled to the Intelligent Assistants Conference, which took place September 2017 in San Francisco, California. Put together by Opus Research, the #IAConf was a day and a half of great speakers and panels and we were able to interview several of them about current trends. Interviewees in this episode include Dan Miller, Livio Pugliese, Nandini Stocker, Mandy Chan, Mark Stephen Meadows, Andy Peart, Cathy Pearl, and Brian Roemmele. This is a special edition episode of This Week In Voice, which is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star panel (Emily M. Bender, Karen Kaushansky, Jess Thornhill) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Amazon's upcoming foray into #VoiceFirst Alexa-driven glasses, Voicebot.ai's Story Of The Week in which VoiceLabs reports voice apps are getting double the "retention" over nine months ago, Amazon's Fire HD 10 tablet as an "Echo Show in tablet form," Google's new Google Home Mini hitting the market on October 4, Roku's smart speaker offering heading to market, and a riveting discussion around whether developing Alexa skills is essentially working for Amazon for free. The Medium post referenced by Emily M. Bender in this episode, "Google Home vs. Alexa: Two Simple User Experience Design Gestures That Delighted A Female User," can be found here: https://medium.com/startup-grind/google-home-vs-alexa-56e26f69ac77 This Week In Voice is hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and is part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star duo (Leor Grebler, Matt Hartman) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including insight on marketplace skepticism of Amazon's Alexa Fund, Amazon taking on Alibaba in China, Google's new marketing promotion with LG, Microsoft and Facebook teaming up to develop a new standard for machine learning, and the first VoiceBot.AI Story Of The Week in which the panel examines the state of the Alexa Skills Marketplace and the fact that 62% of the over-10,000 Alexa skills have no user reviews at all. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star duo (Brian Roemmele, Bob Stolzberg) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including raucous discussions of Amazon vs Google in the realm of "voice commerce," as well as on the topic of privacy given the news that smart speakers can be invoked with "ultra sonic" sounds that are not audible to humans. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star panel (Jan Konig, Michael Novak, Brian Roemmele) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Amazon and Microsoft teaming up to allow Alexa and Cortana to interface, Amazon's promotion of Echo hardware in Whole Foods stores, the Echo's new ability to network devices together for multi-room audio, Sonos' new speaker coming out this holiday season, Google poaching a Facebook rock star developer for Google Assistant, and Amazon's de-listing of the original Echo device online in preparation for the new iteration of hardware. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star duo (Mandy Chan, Brian Roemmele) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Google and Walmart's epic partnership to challenge Amazon in the realm of #VoiceCommerce, Bixby expands to over 200 countries and territories worldwide, a new Alexa skill helps families better conserve food, Google readies AirPod competitors for the holiday season, Apple launches a new machine learning journal available to the public, and The Alexa Conference announces a new sponsor and new programming for the January 2018 summit in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star duo (Brian Roemmele, Jess Thornhill) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Google Home's ability to make phone calls, Amazon's new SDK and expansion of monetization for developers, Cortana regrets from former Microsoft executives, the HomePod's expectation of being scarce this holiday season, CAA's entry into voice technology for big stars and media entities, and much more. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star panel (Ahmed Bouzid, Lisa Falkson, Jonathon Myers) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Google's infamous 'manifesto,' Audioburst's new audio search engine, Bionik Labs' new Alexa-enabled exoskeleton, Wall Street Journal's piece on the next billion mobile users relying on voice and video, and Kim Komando's list of Alexa uses for the kitchen. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star panel (Patrick Givens, Tobias Goebel, Brian Roemmele) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Wired's article discussing a recent hack to an Amazon Echo to convert it into a wiretap, Facebook's ongoing push into the voice-first space, Tobias Goebel's own recent article on using voice as a path to purchase, and the first magazine published into the Amazon Echo ecosystem. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
In an abbreviated episode, host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) discusses the week's news (Facebook creating an Echo Show competitor, Rolling Stone's piece on privacy in a world of smart speakers, Apple's short film with The Rock promoting Siri, and more) with Brian Roemmele (producer of ReadMultiplex.com), Ahmed Bouzid (CEO, Witlingo), and Adam Marchick (CEO and co-founder, VoiceLabs). News of VoiceFirst.FM's new sponsor, VoiceXP, is included at the end of the podcast, with full press release to follow next week.
An all-star panel (Karen Kaushansky, Ahmed Bouzid, Brian Roemmele) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Amazon's new Alexa Accelerator in partnership with Techstars, China being "slow" to embrace smart speakers, the launch of the HTC U11 with built-in Alexa, Inc magazine reporting that marketers are "scrambling" to catch up to AI and voice technology, Google Home launches in Australia with a masterfully-orchestrated release, voice-first technology expands horizontally with Bespoken's new "Silent Echo" tool and Opearlo's Sound Owl tool to publish 'shortcasts,' Chattanooga (and the state of Tennessee in general) goes all-in on voice technology by supporting The Alexa Conference, and Amazon moves to disrupt food marketplaces by marrying Alexa with food delivery service. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star panel (Lisa Falkson, Ahmed Bouzid, Brian Roemmele) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including Amazon contemplating offering voice transcripts to developers, the takeaways from Amazon's Prime Day, Google's launch of Gradient Ventures, Siri usage dropping as Alexa and Cortana usage increase, Samsung's fight with users over the 'Bixby button,' the launch of Amazon's version of Best Buy's Geek Squad, Motley Fool's report of Microsoft releasing a "me-too" smart speaker, and reports of state government in Mississippi and Utah releasing their own Alexa skills. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.
An all-star panel (Ahmed Bouzid, Brian Roemmele, Mark Tucker) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including the Echo Show, Samsung's voice assistant Bixby, Google's massive EU fine, Google Home entering the UK, Alexa passing 15,000 skills available for enabling, and more. Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.