By 2024, 8.4 billion voice assistants are expected to be in use worldwide.
In 2020, 126 million speakers were sold in the world.
In 2021, Siri was “actively” used on more than 500 million devices.
The technology industry is still one of the most important in the world, which is why it lives in constant changes and transformations to improve the user experience. It was recently revealed that Apple may remove the popular “Hey Siri” wake-up phrase from all of its devices in the future.
Voice assistants are a type of software created so that, through voice commands, people carry out daily operations. According to these computer programs, they use artificial intelligence and machine learning to recognize our language and carry out the activities that we request.
Currently, there are a large number of voice assistants, but Alexa, from Amazon, is the most famous and since its creation has registered millions of users around the world. According to a report from BusinessWirethe rapid penetration of this type of device and software in the technological market is very striking, so that in 2024 it is expected to register a use in the world of 8 thousand 400 million attendees.
For its part, Apple’s assistant, Siri, is being used on more than 500 million devices “actively”. At last year’s WWDC it was revealed that, about seven or eight months ago, that figure was 375 million devices.
Could Apple stop using “Hey Siri”?
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, The Cupertino company is investigating the possibility of calling the assistant simply by saying the word “Siri” with a command or question, something that apparently allows a more natural and fluid communication between users.
According to Gurman, this change may come next year or even in 2024. In this sense, the specialists explain that eliminating the current command and calling the assistant with the keyword “Siri” is a great “technical challenge” because Apple it needs to improve its artificial intelligence and its abilities so that Siri recognizes a word with different tones or accents.
“Complexity means that Siri can understand the singular phrase ‘Siri’ in multiple different accents and languages. Having two words: ‘Hey Siri’, increases the probability that the system receives the signal correctly”, said.
In that same context, he shares that if the company led by Tim Cook manages to make the activation phrase “Siri” instead of “Hey, Siri”, the user would only have to say something like “Siri, please set the alarm” and by magic the action would take place. Remember that currently this assistant works only if you say “Hey, Siri”.
The specialist explains that it is very likely that this change will reach all the company’s devices that can use the Voice Assistant, including brand products such as iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple TV, HomePod or AirPods.
With this next change, Apple wants to keep up with the assistants from Amazon and Microsoft, where Alexa and Cortana work just by saying their name.
But also, Siri seems to be more responsive than its two main competitors, Alexa and Google Assistant. The company could also improve the integration of its assistant with third-party apps and services.
In conclusion, in an increasingly digital world, technology brands continue to work on improving the experience they give users, since they use these tools on a daily basis.
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