Digital, Downloadable Virtual Assistants Carries Out Complex Tasks

Virtual Assistants have been around for a long time. What these platforms have in common is their capability to be transferred to different devices and accommodate people's needs in a contextual manner, while making sure of the availability for the user.

Siri, Google Now, Alexa and Cortana, for examples, are platforms used for productivity, personalization and interactivity. What these technological advancements need are two components, which are machine learning and neural networking. Reportedly, it may even take up new forms in artificial intelligence cars, smartphones and wearable devices Android Headlines, reported.

Virtual assistants with the latest updates, on the other hand, are on the way. These are Amy, Shae and Samsung Otto; a public, private beta and a hardware prototype respectively.

Amy is developed by x.ai, a New York start-up with a waiting list present as of the moment. Options for the x.ai assistants could be "Amy" or "Andrew" and its platform can be used via email, amy@x.ai. Reportedly, Amy is planned to be integrated on other platforms such as Slack, Amazon Echo and other group chat apps.

Personal Health 360 is the company behind Shae, a virtual health assistant. This uses numerous data gathered from individual body type, family history, environment and a questionnaire that the user must fill out. Based on the user's personal profile, Shae takes the initiative to inform the user what to eat, give health advice and updates and keep track with the changes of BMI or collected health data. However, most users are not fond of downloading health-related applications and would rather keep dozens of other applications on their devices, Cheat Sheet reported.

Virtual assistants are mostly voice-controlled or an application that needs to be downloaded. In April, Samsung unveiled a home appliance called Otto. Otto is an HD security camera, speaker and microphone that needs to be connected in the internet. This device has a virtual assistant named "Alexa," which is similar to that of Amazon Echo.