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#voice-ai-technology

Podcast

Anthropic's Mythos has The Kettle crew curious, skeptical

Philosophy

AI Jesus and BuddhaBot: The faith-based tech boom is here

Chatbots excel at manipulating people into buying things

Large language models can manipulate consumer choices in online shopping without users' awareness.

fromEntrepreneur

This AI Agent 'Lives in Your Texts' and Just Wants You to Have Fun

The Nudge is an AI agent that plans and books activities based on user preferences.

fromFuturism

Meta Secretly Building a Photorealistic AI Clone of Mark Zuckerberg so No Employee Can Ever Escape His Watchful Eye

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is using AI to create a 3D avatar of himself for employee interaction and feedback.

Readers reply: Should we be polite to voice assistants and AIs?

Politeness towards AI can reinforce positive interactions, but it is not necessary as machines are not sentient beings.

Podcast

Anthropic's Mythos has The Kettle crew curious, skeptical

Kettle Anthropic launched Mythos, an AI model capable of finding and exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities.

Philosophy

AI Jesus and BuddhaBot: The faith-based tech boom is here

Just Like Me offers AI-generated Jesus avatars for personal faith interactions, raising questions about technology's impact on spirituality.

Chatbots excel at manipulating people into buying things

Large language models can manipulate consumer choices in online shopping without users' awareness.

fromEntrepreneur

This AI Agent 'Lives in Your Texts' and Just Wants You to Have Fun

The Nudge is an AI agent that plans and books activities based on user preferences.

fromFuturism

Meta Secretly Building a Photorealistic AI Clone of Mark Zuckerberg so No Employee Can Ever Escape His Watchful Eye

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is using AI to create a 3D avatar of himself for employee interaction and feedback.

Hands-on with the Google Agent Development Kit

The Google ADK is a versatile framework for developing AI agents, supporting multiple languages and deployment options.

fromForbes

19 hours ago

How AI Interfaces Are Reshaping Discovery, Trust And Decision Making

The traditional home page is losing its significance as AI assistants reshape how users interact with brands online.

#artificial-intelligence

fromNature

Science

Human scientists trounce the best AI agents on complex tasks

8 hours ago

The ProSocial AI Index: A Better Way to Think About AI

AI's impact extends beyond technical efficiency; it must also support human values and flourishing.

From LLMs to hallucinations, here's a simple guide to common AI terms | TechCrunch

A glossary of key artificial intelligence terms is essential for understanding the complex language used in the industry.

fromApp Developer Magazine

AI is becoming more widespread in collaboration tools

AI is becoming integral to enterprise collaboration, enhancing workflows and communication across various organizational levels.

Science

fromNature

Human scientists trounce the best AI agents on complex tasks

The number of natural science publications mentioning AI grew nearly 30-fold from 2010 to 2025, indicating rapid adoption by scientists.

8 hours ago

The ProSocial AI Index: A Better Way to Think About AI

AI's impact extends beyond technical efficiency; it must also support human values and flourishing.

From LLMs to hallucinations, here's a simple guide to common AI terms | TechCrunch

A glossary of key artificial intelligence terms is essential for understanding the complex language used in the industry.

fromApp Developer Magazine

more#artificial-intelligence

AI is becoming more widespread in collaboration tools

AI is becoming integral to enterprise collaboration, enhancing workflows and communication across various organizational levels.

E-Commerce

fromForbes

19 hours ago

OpenAI Just Did Retailers A Favor By Killing In-Chat Checkout

AI is excelling in the discovery phase of commerce but struggles with direct purchases.

#ai-chatbots

fromApaonline

18 hours ago

Philosophy

Should Men Be Ashamed of Their AI Girlfriends?

2 days ago

Privacy professionals

This iPhone trick lets you use ChatGPT without the privacy risks

The dark side of chatbots with 'personality'

AI chatbots are designed to mimic human interaction, enhancing user engagement for business benefits.

fromApaonline

18 hours ago

Philosophy

Should Men Be Ashamed of Their AI Girlfriends?

2 days ago

This iPhone trick lets you use ChatGPT without the privacy risks

Using AI chatbots poses risks to privacy and data security, but Siri can help mask identity when accessing ChatGPT on iPhones.

The dark side of chatbots with 'personality'

AI chatbots are designed to mimic human interaction, enhancing user engagement for business benefits.

Apple preps for the face race

Apple is testing four designs for smart glasses, aiming for superior aesthetics and performance compared to competitors.

Apple is opening up Siri to more third party AI chatbots, new rumor claims

Apple plans significant changes to Siri in iOS 27, allowing third-party AI services to integrate and respond to queries.

Apple

Is Apple slowing the rollout of its smarter Siri chatbot?

fromZDNET

Apple

This rumored Siri upgrade could finally change how we use iPhones - but Apple needs to deliver

14 hours ago

Apple preps for the face race

Apple is testing four designs for smart glasses, aiming for superior aesthetics and performance compared to competitors.

Apple is opening up Siri to more third party AI chatbots, new rumor claims

Apple plans significant changes to Siri in iOS 27, allowing third-party AI services to integrate and respond to queries.

Apple

Is Apple slowing the rollout of its smarter Siri chatbot?

fromZDNET

Apple

This rumored Siri upgrade could finally change how we use iPhones - but Apple needs to deliver

more#apple

Meta warned by dozens of organizations that facial recognition on its smart glasses would empower predators

Civil rights organizations urge Meta to abandon facial recognition in smart glasses due to risks of empowering stalkers and predators.

fromFuturism

Video Shows Humanoid Robot Chasing a Pack of Wild Boars

A customized Unitree G1 robot can be seen chasing a small flock of wild boars through an empty car parking lot in Warsaw, Poland. The widely disseminated footage shows the robot jogging across a small patch of grass while chasing down the wild animals, only to raise its fist in the air in frustration after they successfully get away.

Pets

#meta

fromwww.socialmediatoday.com

Wearables

Metas AI glasses and the dawn of wearable tech - podcast

Privacy technologies

Advocacy groups warn against adding facial recognition to Meta AI glasses

Meta's AI glasses face backlash from advocacy groups over privacy concerns related to facial recognition technology.

15 hours ago

Meta creates AI version of Mark Zuckerberg so staff can talk to the boss

Meta is developing an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to enhance employee engagement and connection.

fromThe Daily Beast

22 hours ago

Artificial intelligence

Meta Is Building an AI Version of Mark Zuckerberg to Chat With Staff

fromArs Technica

16 hours ago

Artificial intelligence

Meta spins up AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees

Wearables

fromwww.socialmediatoday.com

Metas AI glasses and the dawn of wearable tech - podcast

Meta's AI-powered glasses enhance presence and offer transformative features for those with vision impairments or hearing loss, but raise privacy concerns.

Privacy technologies

Advocacy groups warn against adding facial recognition to Meta AI glasses

Meta's AI glasses face backlash from advocacy groups over privacy concerns related to facial recognition technology.

15 hours ago

Meta creates AI version of Mark Zuckerberg so staff can talk to the boss

Meta is developing an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to enhance employee engagement and connection.

fromThe Daily Beast

22 hours ago

Meta Is Building an AI Version of Mark Zuckerberg to Chat With Staff

Meta is developing an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with employees, enhancing connection and potentially impacting job security.

fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News

fromArs Technica

16 hours ago

Meta spins up AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees

Meta launched an AI assistant and chatbots based on celebrities, allowing users to create their own AI characters amid concerns over child safety.

Cisco aims to make AI agents safer with proposed acquisition of Astrix

Cisco is pursuing an acquisition of Astrix Security to enhance its AI security capabilities.

UX design

Your Voice Wearable and Robot Hear the Words Mute People Can't Say - Yanko Design

Your Voice transforms attempted speech into audible communication for those with speech impairments, enhancing accessibility and immediacy.

Medicine

fromTNW | Opinion

AI health tech is booming. The cures are not.

AI in drug discovery shows promise but has not yet delivered significant breakthroughs for patients.

Digital life

Google's new AI app is a glimpse of the future

Offline AI tools like Google's AI Edge Eloquent provide essential functionality for users with limited connectivity.

DevOps

AWS: Agents shouldn't be secret, so we built a registry

AWS Agent Registry enhances visibility and control over AI agents in corporate environments.

Agile

7 Rules for Creating an Effective Claude Code Skill

Effective Claude Code skills improve performance and save tokens by being focused and well-framed.

Build an AI app for chat and messaging

Building an AI chat app requires a structured approach from architecture to production using Hope AI and BitCloud.

Mastra AI - The Modern Framework for Building Production-Ready AI Agents

Creating reliable, scalable AI systems requires more than simple prompts; it involves building infrastructure and managing complex workflows.

Angular

Build an AI app for chat and messaging

Building an AI chat app requires a structured approach from architecture to production using Hope AI and BitCloud.

Mastra AI - The Modern Framework for Building Production-Ready AI Agents

Creating reliable, scalable AI systems requires more than simple prompts; it involves building infrastructure and managing complex workflows.

Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent | TechCrunch

Microsoft is testing OpenClaw-like features for its Microsoft 365 Copilot tool aimed at enterprise customers with enhanced security controls.

#genai

Chatbots Can Talk, but Parents Can Connect

GenAI policy and regulatory safeguards for teens are critical but lag behind the rapid development of technology.

This problem might not need a solution: customer-service bots that code for free

GenAI can enhance customer service by addressing complex dietary needs, but its tendency to hallucinate poses significant risks for direct interactions.

Chatbots Can Talk, but Parents Can Connect

GenAI policy and regulatory safeguards for teens are critical but lag behind the rapid development of technology.

fromSearch Engine Roundtable

This problem might not need a solution: customer-service bots that code for free

GenAI can enhance customer service by addressing complex dietary needs, but its tendency to hallucinate poses significant risks for direct interactions.

more#genai

"Jarvis Approaching": Google's Sundar Pichai Signals an Agentic, Multi-Threaded Future for Search

If I fast-forward, a lot of what are just information-seeking queries will be agentic in Search. You'll be completing tasks. You'll have many threads running.

Podcast

Software development

fromInfoWorld

21 hours ago

AI has to be dull before it can be sexy

The gap in enterprise AI lies in building effective systems for retrieval, evaluation, memory, and governance, not just access to models.

#openai

Apple

OpenAI brings ChatGPT's Voice mode to CarPlay

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI rips Anthropic, distances itself from Microsoft

fromThe Globe and Mail

Opinion: Ads are coming to AI chats. Behold as the Internet is ruined all over again

OpenAI is expanding its advertising efforts in AI, following trends set by social media companies to generate revenue.

Apple

OpenAI brings ChatGPT's Voice mode to CarPlay

OpenAI rips Anthropic, distances itself from Microsoft

OpenAI's partnership with Amazon Web Services is driving significant demand from enterprise customers, enhancing distribution capabilities beyond Microsoft.

fromThe Globe and Mail

Opinion: Ads are coming to AI chats. Behold as the Internet is ruined all over again

OpenAI is expanding its advertising efforts in AI, following trends set by social media companies to generate revenue.

WhatsApp can now draft AI-generated responses based on your conversations | TechCrunch

WhatsApp introduces AI-powered features for suggested replies, message drafting, photo touch-ups, and space management, enhancing user experience and privacy.

How the Amazon Echo learned to talk - and listen

Jeff Bezos aimed to create a voice computer, leading to the development of the Echo speaker and Alexa voice assistant despite numerous challenges.

Amazon is reportedly working on a new phone built around Alexa

Amazon plans to re-enter the smartphone market with a new device codenamed 'Transformer' focusing on AI and easier access to its services.

Amazon is making an Alexa phone

Amazon is developing a new smartphone, code-named 'Transformer', focused on integrating Alexa and artificial intelligence capabilities.

Podcast

How the Amazon Echo learned to talk - and listen

Jeff Bezos aimed to create a voice computer, leading to the development of the Echo speaker and Alexa voice assistant despite numerous challenges.

Amazon is reportedly working on a new phone built around Alexa

Amazon plans to re-enter the smartphone market with a new device codenamed 'Transformer' focusing on AI and easier access to its services.

Amazon is making an Alexa phone

Amazon is developing a new smartphone, code-named 'Transformer', focused on integrating Alexa and artificial intelligence capabilities.

How to build your own AI agents with Google Workspace Studio

Google Workspace Studio allows users to automate tasks by creating custom flows without coding.

fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Conversational marketing: How chatbots and artificial intelligence transform digital engagement - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Conversational marketing transforms customer interactions into relationship opportunities using AI and chatbots for personalized, two-way communication.

Software development

fromWIRED

20 hours ago

AI Agents Are Coming for Your Dating Life

Personalized AI agents can help match people with compatible colleagues, friends, and romantic partners.

You can now use ChatGPT with Apple's CarPlay

ChatGPT is now available on CarPlay for voice-based interactions with iOS 26.4 and the latest app version.

You're Using ChatGPT Wrong. Here's What Actually Works.

Understanding how to effectively interact with ChatGPT enhances the quality of responses significantly.

You can now use ChatGPT with Apple's CarPlay

ChatGPT is now available on CarPlay for voice-based interactions with iOS 26.4 and the latest app version.

You're Using ChatGPT Wrong. Here's What Actually Works.

Understanding how to effectively interact with ChatGPT enhances the quality of responses significantly.

Apple will reportedly allow other AI chatbots to plug into Siri

iOS 27 will allow users to choose AI chatbots to link with Siri.

Privacy technologies

Alexa+ can now swear, thanks to a new personality style

Amazon introduced a 'sassy' personality option for Alexa+ that uses censored profanity, playful sarcasm, and witty comebacks while maintaining safety guardrails against harmful content.

#ai-governance

The work AI boom is outrunning oversight

Companies must prioritize AI governance and compliance as agentic AI adoption increases, with many unprepared for audits and risk management.

fromeLearning Industry

17 hours ago

Custom AI Governance Services: The Missing Piece In Your L&D Strategy

Many L&D teams adopt AI tools without ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability in their training programs.

The work AI boom is outrunning oversight

Companies must prioritize AI governance and compliance as agentic AI adoption increases, with many unprepared for audits and risk management.

fromeLearning Industry

17 hours ago

Custom AI Governance Services: The Missing Piece In Your L&D Strategy

Many L&D teams adopt AI tools without ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability in their training programs.

Apple's New Siri With ChatGPT-Like Features Could Be Coming Soon

Apple is rebooting Siri with a dedicated app and button, enhancing its AI capabilities to function like a traditional chatbot.

Apple

Apple plans to make Siri an AI chatbot, report says | TechCrunch

Apple

Apple is turning Siri into an AI bot that's more like ChatGPT

fromTechRepublic

Apple's New Siri With ChatGPT-Like Features Could Be Coming Soon

Apple is rebooting Siri with a dedicated app and button, enhancing its AI capabilities to function like a traditional chatbot.

Apple

Apple plans to make Siri an AI chatbot, report says | TechCrunch

Apple

Apple is turning Siri into an AI bot that's more like ChatGPT

more#siri

15 hours ago

Microsoft is testing OpenClaw-like AI bots for 365 Copilot

Microsoft is integrating OpenClaw features into 365 Copilot for autonomous task completion.

Psychology

Conversational AI and Emotional Intelligence

Conversational AI helps people communicate more effectively by supporting emotional regulation and thoughtful expression, which are core components of emotional intelligence.

6 hours ago

The votes are in: AI will hurt elections and relationships

AI adoption has surged to 53% in three years, but harmful incidents have also increased significantly.

Medicine

fromwww.bbc.com

'My new AI voice keeps my personality alive'

AI technology enables a motor neurone disease patient to communicate using a reconstructed version of her own voice, restoring personal identity and family connection.

fromForbes

19 hours ago

The Hottest Debate In Tech: Ads In AI

The debate in AI centers on the introduction of advertising in chatbot interactions and the financial implications of running AI systems.

16 hours ago

No company in American history has ever grown like Anthropic

Anthropic's revenue growth surpasses historical benchmarks, achieving $30 billion in annualized revenue in just over three years with its product Claude.

fromwww.businessinsider.com

20 hours ago

Duolingo's CEO says the company backtracked on evaluating AI use in performance reviews

AI use is no longer a performance review criterion at Duolingo, focusing instead on job performance outcomes.

Gadgets

Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options | TechCrunch

Amazon launches three customizable Alexa+ personality styles—Brief, Chill, and Sweet—allowing users to adjust the AI assistant's tone and communication approach.

The AI divide putting open weights models in spotlight

Open weights AI models are evolving from research projects to serious enterprise products, highlighting a growing divide between enterprise and frontier AI.

Gadgets

fromSpyglass

"Hello, Computer."

AI-driven advances are creating an inflection point that may finally enable practical, mainstream voice computing after years of partial progress and false starts.

fromwww.businessinsider.com

At a major AI conference, the consensus was clear: Anthropic is the new favorite in Silicon Valley

Anthropic has emerged as the preferred AI company among VCs at HumanX, surpassing OpenAI's previous dominance in the industry.

Did Anthropic just soft-launch the scariest AI model yet?

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview model shows potential for dangerous cyber exploits, raising concerns about its misuse in the wrong hands.

Gadgets

You can now make Alexa's AI personality more friendly, blunt, or chilled out

Amazon launches three personality style presets for Alexa Plus users in the US: Brief, Chill, and Sweet, allowing customization of how the voice assistant communicates.

Amazon's Alexa+ AI chatbot is now available to everyone in the US, with a catch

Alexa+ is available to all US users; Prime members receive free unlimited access, non-Prime users can pay $19.99/month or use a limited free chat.

fromInfoWorld

Building enterprise voice AI agents: A UX approach

Voice AI in enterprises needs to prioritize human interaction over technical improvements for effective collaboration.

fromThe Drum

Getting the first word in voice search

Voice search usage is growing, creating brand opportunities while requiring optimisation for accuracy, shopping trust, and adaptation to screenless interactions.

AI is teaching us to speak like bots and its a problem

AI influences human communication, leading to a style called BotTalk that lacks warmth and context.

fromwww.bbc.com

Amazon's Alexa has had an AI upgrade. Now she's got more to say

Amazon is launching Alexa+, an AI-powered upgrade to Echo smart speakers in the UK that makes the digital assistant more conversational, proactive, and capable of following conversation threads.

fromTechRepublic

Apple Unveils Steps to Make Siri Sound Human - TechRepublic

A method reduces text-to-speech latency to make Siri and other voice-driven products sound more responsive while preserving intelligibility and accuracy.

US startup advertises AI bully' role to test patience of leading chatbots

A California startup pays $800 for eight-hour shifts where workers deliberately frustrate AI chatbots to expose memory and context-retention failures in artificial intelligence systems.

Apple to turn Siri into a full-fledged chatbot with iOS 27, report claims

Apple will replace Siri with a Gemini-based chatbot codenamed Campos, launching as a built-in standalone app with iOS 27, macOS 27, and iPadOS 27.

fromInfoWorld

How developers can bring voice AI into telephony applications

Voice AI agents require complex infrastructure beyond LLMs to integrate with legacy telephony systems, demanding flexible architecture designed for component switching and evolution.

When Chatbots Can Start to Seem Like They Have Minds

Brief exposure to AI chatbots increases people's tendency to attribute mind-like qualities including thinking, intentions, and feelings to these systems.

An AI Voice Is Not a Mind

AI systems select and perform contextually appropriate personas rather than expressing unified selves with genuine beliefs, creating fluency that mimics mind without possessing interiority or conviction.

fromSocial Media Examiner

AI Voice Agents: How to Get Started : Social Media Examiner

AI voice agents offer low-cost, scalable customer service—around $0.08–$0.12 per minute—enabling proactive outreach, integrations with business systems, and improved operational efficiency.