Voice Search Will Change Everything – But That's Just the Beginning
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2024 4:42 am
While this is quite a bold statement, it may sound a bit dramatic to briefly summarize where Google is headed .
There was an article in the Times in November titled: Google Searches for its Future – it’s an excellent article and well worth a read.
Below I will present you with a simple summary:
Amit Singhal , a fairly important figure in Google's ranks, is responsible for all of the company's search-related products. In an interview with the Times, he said that he has been working on new south korea whatsapp number projects for a very long time, but he already knows that research will consume the next few years of his life.
What is the vision? Think of the communicators used in the Star Trek series.
“The company’s hope is to transform the concept of Googling from something that involves static typing into a search bar to something more like a conversation with an omniscient assistant, ready to step in and fulfill any request the user hasn’t even thought of.”
The key to achieving this goal, of course, is understanding the individual user. This explains why digital companies want to “own you.” Among the companies that are most active in this area are Google , Facebook , Apple , and Microsoft . If you use their devices or software, spend at least an hour reading their license terms.
Then you will understand that these companies want to become, in a sense, your “owners”.
All corporations reserve the right to monitor everything you do and make suggestions about what you would like to do based on your past behavior.
Each company is in the early stages of research and beta programs using the human voice. In Microsoft products, it will be Cortana, Apple has its Siri, and Facebook has the "M" in Messenger. Google seems to be at the most advanced stage with its " OK. Google ," which was described as early as July 2015. Even Amazon has joined the arms race with a product called "Echo," which awaits commands given in your home.
So what's the next move?
Well, Google's assistant, dubbed " Google Now ," is set to be much more powerful than it has been thus far. Launched in 2012, " Google Now " aims to find information for users before they even think about typing it into the search bar.
Here's how it's described:
“ Initially, Google Now offered obvious features that were easily accessible through the app, such as weather reports or sports scores. But the information available has become increasingly sophisticated and complex through the use of various Google services (and their behavioral tracking capabilities).
The app will track your schedule and suggest in real time the best time to leave home to get to work on time. It will also dig through your emails to show you the next flight times, let you buy movie tickets, or notify you about an incoming package. Google Now can even remember where you parked your car .”
There was an article in the Times in November titled: Google Searches for its Future – it’s an excellent article and well worth a read.
Below I will present you with a simple summary:
Amit Singhal , a fairly important figure in Google's ranks, is responsible for all of the company's search-related products. In an interview with the Times, he said that he has been working on new south korea whatsapp number projects for a very long time, but he already knows that research will consume the next few years of his life.
What is the vision? Think of the communicators used in the Star Trek series.
“The company’s hope is to transform the concept of Googling from something that involves static typing into a search bar to something more like a conversation with an omniscient assistant, ready to step in and fulfill any request the user hasn’t even thought of.”
The key to achieving this goal, of course, is understanding the individual user. This explains why digital companies want to “own you.” Among the companies that are most active in this area are Google , Facebook , Apple , and Microsoft . If you use their devices or software, spend at least an hour reading their license terms.
Then you will understand that these companies want to become, in a sense, your “owners”.
All corporations reserve the right to monitor everything you do and make suggestions about what you would like to do based on your past behavior.
Each company is in the early stages of research and beta programs using the human voice. In Microsoft products, it will be Cortana, Apple has its Siri, and Facebook has the "M" in Messenger. Google seems to be at the most advanced stage with its " OK. Google ," which was described as early as July 2015. Even Amazon has joined the arms race with a product called "Echo," which awaits commands given in your home.
So what's the next move?
Well, Google's assistant, dubbed " Google Now ," is set to be much more powerful than it has been thus far. Launched in 2012, " Google Now " aims to find information for users before they even think about typing it into the search bar.
Here's how it's described:
“ Initially, Google Now offered obvious features that were easily accessible through the app, such as weather reports or sports scores. But the information available has become increasingly sophisticated and complex through the use of various Google services (and their behavioral tracking capabilities).
The app will track your schedule and suggest in real time the best time to leave home to get to work on time. It will also dig through your emails to show you the next flight times, let you buy movie tickets, or notify you about an incoming package. Google Now can even remember where you parked your car .”