If your speaker is always listening what happens to all that data?

Arzina3225 · Post by **Arzina3225** » Sun Dec 22, 2024 9:30 am

According to Google, speech is not the next big thing . It is already here! Speech is less about speech itself, but more about the conversation. In Europe, for example, it is about multiple languages instead of the English of the US. But it is not just multiple languages, you also have multiple platforms, for Russian, English, German, etc. Voice is becoming a dominant interface, for children and grandparents speech is already a very natural interface. VUI (Voice User Interface) is the latest generation of interfaces from characters to speech. Mobile interfaces give you information in a context. There is a need for 'Now'. I want the information now and also in my context . "Alexa, play music." Alexa has to play MY music.

Privacy challenges
Pandora's box is open, speech can no longer be stopped. Especially in situations where interfacing with a computer is a secondary task, such as driving a car. But the privacy of all those voice italy whatsapp number commands is a challenge. If your speaker is always listening, what happens to all that data?

There is a marketing problem. There is a trigger word, such as 'OK Google' or 'Alexa, ...', which makes the speaker or other device actively listen. After the trigger word, a minute is recorded, even if your command is already finished (' Alexa, what is the weather in Amsterdam? '). So even if you have finished your command, it is still being recorded. Of course, that is thrown away... or not?! Perception is reality in the US: if customers think it, then it is so. So that needs to be managed better. If you don't, it can work against you.

Another good point is connectivity: a cloud system only works if there is a connection. Alexa stores everything in the cloud, but does that always have to be the case? If I turn up the thermostat with my voice, does that command have to be stored in the cloud? And what about children who use Alexa? Or a guest in your house, who orders something from Amazon? How do you manage these kinds of privacy, but also practical issues?

Google enters your home
Google is of course also in intelligent homes . Internet of Things is becoming artificial intelligence (AI). The sum is: Product = AI + Software + Hardware. Google is increasingly delivering the complete sum of products.

Ambient computing , your home as an OS with connected nodes (speakers, thermostats, smoke detectors, etc.). Google believes that the interface should be accessible to humans. Hardware is still important, but AI improves the quality. Take a photo for example. Almost everything you can see there can be recognized with AI. The security camera of the future not only records video, but can also analyze it. And another example: the speaker that Google makes adjusts the sound with software and AI. Everything to optimize the experience.

Product = AI + Software + Hardware.

Data has value
Google already knows a lot about us, but it will also store data from your home. What is in it, who lives in it? How many rooms do you have? Google will personalize things with this. It is about the personal experience. Everything to make it easier for you. Google itself will of course also benefit from this. It is not a philanthropic institution, but a big data aggregator . Is that a dangerous development? Everyone must decide that for themselves. Of course it is something you should be aware of.