The original creators of the voice assistant Siri, which we can find in the operating system iOS, have prepared a new virtual assistant for us called Viv. It is de facto an assistant similar to the one found in iPhonech or iPads, but with the difference that users can also install it Androidu.
Three creators - Dag Kittlaus, Adam Cheyer and Chris Brigham - are behind the birth of the entire project. According to information, the new voice assistant has been in the works for more than three years. The advantage of the project is openness, thanks to which we will see Viv at androidí platform. Even Google and Facebook themselves were interested in the startup and wanted to buy the company. In any case, the authors have not yet accepted any of the offers, so it is not certain whether they plan to sell their technology at all.
However, it was only Samsung who finally managed to capture the Viv, and that was only a month ago. Thanks to this, Vivo has become an independent company, which also provides Samsung Readymade with an AI solution that will allow it to create the fifth voice assistant. So we will have Siri on the market (Apple), Google Assistant (Google), Alexa (Amazon), Cortana (Microsoft) and finally Viv (Samsung).
According to our information, the Korean company is planning to integrate an AI platform into its range of phones Galaxy and extend the voice assistant to applications, smart watches or bracelets. Among other things, Samsung hopes that AI technology will help revive its phones. Premium and problematic at the same time Galaxy The Note 7, which had exploding batteries, cost the manufacturer more than $5,4 billion.
Thanks to Viv, you will be able to book a ticket or a cinema ticket
Viv's greatest strength lies in its integration into third-party applications, such as Uber, ZocDoc, Grunhub and SeatGuru. Among other things, Grunhub CEO Matt Maloney boasted about the closed contract he signed with Viv Labs two years ago. According to him, he was literally amazed at what Viv could do in the future.
One of the other advantages of the new assistant is, for example, the ability to reserve a table in a restaurant, which she will take care of for you. They will also buy you a ticket or a cinema ticket at your command. In addition, you can say everything thanks to a single sentence. If Viv cannot find a free cinema ticket, she will offer you an alternative solution in the form of another film playing at the same time.
Source: MacRumors
