Overview of the Intelligent Personal Assistants

Irene Lopatovska

doi:10.31866/2616-7654.3.2019.169669

Автор(и)

Irene Lopatovska Школа інформації Інституту Пратта, США https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7322-9461

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31866/2616-7654.3.2019.169669

Ключові слова:

інтелектуальні персональні помічники, розмовні агенти, голосові інтерфейси, розумні спікери, цифрові персональні помічники, взаємодія людини з комп’ютером, прийняття технології

Анотація

Стаття присвячена огляду технології цифрових інтелектуальних персональних асистентів (ІПA, також відомих як розмовні агенти, розумні спікери, цифрові / інтелектуальні персональні помічники або голосові агенти). Розглянуто oсновні технічні функції таких програм, як Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Cortana, Apple Siri, а також випадки їхнього використання в приватному і громадському середовищах. Представлені, також, тенденції дослідження ІПА та ідеї для дослідження ІПA в українському контексті.

Біографія автора

Irene Lopatovska, Школа інформації Інституту Пратта

Доцент, доктор філософії в галузі інформаційних наук

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