Google<\/a> said its digital assistant is used by more than 500 million people every month. Depending on your perspective, that’s either a win for Google, or a big miss.
On the one hand, having the voice-controlled technology on over half a billion devices far outstrips main rival Amazon.com Inc., which said last year that more than 100 million gadgets had been sold with its Alexa digital assistant. However, Google’s Android operating system runs on roughly 2.5 billion devices.
That suggests the Google Assistant<\/a> either isn’t available with some of these products, or that many people aren’t using the service.
Either way, the numbers give a glimpse into the war between Google, Amazon, Apple<\/a> Inc. and Facebook Inc. to get their voice-controlled digital assistants in front of as many people as possible.
For the tech giants, voice is the latest frontier for pulling people into their ecosystems, collecting data on them and then selling services or advertising based on that information. As smartphone growth wanes, voice assistants become more important.
Alphabet Inc.’s Google and rivals have been under fire for privacy when it comes to this new technology. The companies often use human contractors to transcribe audio clips from people’s requests as a way to improve the quality of the AI algorithms. But consumers weren’t always aware.
Workers who did the listening recounted hearing all kinds of personal information, including home addresses and intimate conversations.
As part of its announcement, Google said it was adding more privacy and security features for the Assistant.
Users have to opt-in to let Google keep any voice recordings made by the device, and now they can directly tell it to delete something that might inadvertently have been picked up by saying “Hey Google, that wasn’t for you,” or “Hey Google, delete everything I said to you this week.”
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谷歌表示,其数字助理每月有超过5亿人使用。根据你的观点,这是谷歌的一次胜利,或者一个大小姐。
一方面,声控技术超过十亿设备上远远超过了主要竞争对手Amazon.com Inc .)去年表示,超过1亿种设备售出Alexa数字助理。然而,谷歌(Google) Android操作系统运行在大约25亿设备。
这表明,谷歌的助理要么不能使用这些产品的,或者很多人不会使用这项服务。
无论哪种方式,数字给一瞥之间的战争谷歌,亚马逊,苹果公司和Facebook inc .,声控数字助理在尽可能多的人面前。
科技巨头,声音是最新的前沿拉人到生态系统,收集数据,然后根据这些信息或广告销售服务。随着智能手机增长减弱,语音助手变得更为重要。
字母Inc .)谷歌和竞争对手已经因为隐私这种新技术的时候。公司经常使用人类承包商转录音频剪辑的人的请求来提高人工智能算法的质量。但消费者并不总是意识到。
工人的听觉讲述各种各样的个人信息,包括家庭住址和亲密的谈话。
作为其声明的一部分,谷歌表示,增加更多的隐私和安全特性的助理。
用户必须选择让谷歌保持任何声音录音的设备,现在他们可以直接告诉它删除的东西可能在不经意间已经被说“嘿,谷歌,那不是给你的,”或“嘿,谷歌,删除一切我说这周给你。”
谷歌表示,其数字助理每月有超过5亿人使用。根据你的观点,这是谷歌的一次胜利,或者一个大小姐。
一方面,声控技术超过十亿设备上远远超过了主要竞争对手Amazon.com Inc .)去年表示,超过1亿种设备售出Alexa数字助理。然而,谷歌(Google) Android操作系统运行在大约25亿设备。
这表明,谷歌的助理要么不能使用这些产品的,或者很多人不会使用这项服务。
无论哪种方式,数字给一瞥之间的战争谷歌,亚马逊,苹果公司和Facebook inc .,声控数字助理在尽可能多的人面前。
科技巨头,声音是最新的前沿拉人到生态系统,收集数据,然后根据这些信息或广告销售服务。随着智能手机增长减弱,语音助手变得更为重要。
字母Inc .)谷歌和竞争对手已经因为隐私这种新技术的时候。公司经常使用人类承包商转录音频剪辑的人的请求来提高人工智能算法的质量。但消费者并不总是意识到。
工人的听觉讲述各种各样的个人信息,包括家庭住址和亲密的谈话。
作为其声明的一部分,谷歌表示,增加更多的隐私和安全特性的助理。
用户必须选择让谷歌保持任何声音录音的设备,现在他们可以直接告诉它删除的东西可能在不经意间已经被说“嘿,谷歌,那不是给你的,”或“嘿,谷歌,删除一切我说这周给你。”
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