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Hey Cyba: The Inner Workings of a Virtual Personal Assistant

Hey Cyba: The Inner Workings of a Virtual Personal Assistant

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Recent advancements in AI, particularly neural network and deep learning technology, have significantly improved voice assistants like Siri and Alexa. This book provides an accessible overview of how conversational voice assistants work, covering speech recognition, natural language understanding, knowledge representation, conversation management, language translation, and chatbot technology. It also explores the implications of this technology for security, privacy, and bias and glimpses future developments.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 254 pages
\n Publication date: 08 April 2021
\n Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The advancements in artificial intelligence, particularly in neural network and deep learning technologies, have brought about remarkable improvements in voice assistants like Siri and Alexa. These intelligent systems are rapidly evolving, and in the coming years, they are expected to become even more personalized and capable.

Today's voice assistants are already becoming an integral part of our daily lives, serving as virtual personal assistants. This book, written from the perspective of a fictitious personal assistant named Cyba, offers a comprehensive yet accessible overview of how conversational voice assistants function. It delves into various aspects, including how they understand spoken language, manage conversations, answer questions, and generate responses.

Through examples and diagrams, Cyba explains the underlying neural network technology that powers speech recognition and synthesis, natural language understanding, knowledge representation, conversation management, language translation, and chatbot technology. She also explores the implications of this rapidly evolving technology for security, privacy, and bias, providing a glimpse into the future developments in this field.

You can visit Cyba's website at HeyCyba.com to learn more about this book and the exciting world of conversational voice assistants.

\n Weight: 382g\n
Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781108972369\n \n

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