458: Facebook is Building a Voice Assistant

Episode 458 of the eCommerce Minute podcast, hosted by eCommerce Minute, titled "458: Facebook is Building a Voice Assistant" was published on April 30, 2019 and runs 9 minutes.

April 30, 2019 ·9m · eCommerce Minute

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It’s not clear exactly how Facebook expects to use the assistant, but one sign may be in the team that’s heading up the project.   CNBC reports that Facebook's Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality group is leading the effort.  That’s the division overseeing development on its AR Oculus headsets.   The voice-enabled tech might be incorporated into devices like Oculus and its Portal video chat.

Episode Description

It’s not clear exactly how Facebook expects to use the assistant, but one sign may be in the team that’s heading up the project.

CNBC reports that Facebook's Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality group is leading the effort. That’s the division overseeing development on its AR Oculus headsets.

The voice-enabled tech might be incorporated into devices like Oculus and its Portal video chat.

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