A faster, near real-time Google Assistant made its debut at a hardware event held today in New York where the flagship Pixel 4 smartphone made its debut. Next-generation Google can also be used to open apps, deliver automated speech transcription from voice recordings, and is able to use multi-turn dialogue to respond to multiple commands or queries.
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The next-generation Google Assistant made its debut today alongside the Pixel 4 smartphone, new Pixel Buds, a new Nest Mini smart speaker, Pixelbook Go laptop, and Nest Wi-Fi.
Next-generation Google Assistant demo with Pixel 4 onstage at #madebygoogle event pic.twitter.com/KW5T1ky74j
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Google Nest smart speakers got the ability to respond to multiple voice commands with a single utterance of the “Hey Google” wake word in June 2018, while smart displays got the same Continued Conversation feature back in May.
A version of Google Assistant up to 10 times faster first made its debut earlier this year at Google’s I/O developer conference in May. In an onstage demo in May, a Google employee set a timer, checked the weather, or ask questions.
Above: Screenshot of automated speech transcription
The reduction of latency or delays in response to questions when speaking with an AI assistant make it more likely they will turn to conversational AI like Google Assistant or Alexa or Siri to carry out tasks.
In an effort to make more fluid experiences with AI assistants, Amazon introduced Follow Up Mode so you can ask Alexa to carry out more than one voice command after saying the “Alexa” wake word. Microsoft also showcased AI assistants with multi-turn dialog for enterprise customers earlier this year powered by tech from Semantic Machines, a conversational AI startup acquired in 2018.
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