Siri and Its Virtual Assistant

April 16, 2010

The idea of having our own personal assistant to handle all the mundane stuff in life sounds intriguing to most of us. No more flipping through yellow pages, making routine phone calls, or even searching on Google (gasp!) sounds like a fantasy land akin to The Jetsons. However, Siri International has released a new phone application that appears to do all those things and more. “Siri Launches Virtual Personal Assistant for iPhone 3GS” announces the release of their virtual personal assistant that with just a vocal prompt can purchase theatre tickets, call for a taxi or make restaurant reservations. Born out of SRI International’s CALO (Cognitive Assistant that Learns and Organizes) project, Siri utilizes advanced technologies to enable an intelligent, context-aware, question-and-answer interaction. The wide variety of Web services and APIs available allows Siri to get things done; things you no longer have to do yourself.

Melody K. Smith, April 16, 2010

Written by Stephen E. Arnold · Filed Under News, Online (general), Search, Technology

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Stephen E. Arnold monitors search, content processing, text mining and related topics from his high-tech nerve center in rural Kentucky. He tries to winnow the goose feathers from the giblets. He works with colleagues worldwide to make this Web log useful to those who want to go "beyond search". Contact him at sa [at] arnoldit.com. His Web site with additional information about search is arnoldit.com.