The man who helped invent virtual assistants thinks they’re doomed without a new AI approach

Siri, Alexa, Google Home—technology that parses language is increasingly finding its way into everyday life. Boris Katz, a principal research scientist at MIT, isn’t that impressed. Over the past 40 years, Katz has made key contributions to the linguistic abilities of machines. Read full Article

Author: Gerd Leonhard

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