Three such applications are Siri on Apple devices, Cortana on Microsoft Devices and Google Assistant on Android devices. Virtual assistants are typically cloud-based programs that require internet-connected devices and/or applications to work. Smart adviser programs are subject-oriented, while virtual assistants are task-oriented. Virtual assistants can also be contrasted with another type of consumer-facing AI programming, called smart advisers.
Though this definition focuses on the digital form of virtual assistants, the term virtual assistant, or virtual personal assistant, is also commonly used to describe contract workers who work from home doing administrative tasks typically performed by executive assistants or secretaries. Popular virtual assistants currently include Amazon Alexa, Apple's Siri, Google Assistant and Microsoft's Cortana - the digital assistant built into Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10. Such tasks, historically performed by a personal assistant or secretary, include taking dictation, reading text or email messages aloud, looking up phone numbers, scheduling, placing phone calls and reminding the end user about appointments. Bridget Botelho, Editorial Director, NewsĪ virtual assistant, also called AI assistant or digital assistant, is an application program that understands natural language voice commands and completes tasks for the user.
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