This is a helpful article to understand the basics of AI assistants or digital assistants. This is a rather simplistic description, but it really does the job in a just a couple of paragraphs and diagrams.
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With the rise of virtual assistants like Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Google’s assistant, we’re all beginning to get used to talking to our devices. In contrast to computers that have a keyboard and mouse, or tablets and phones with a touchscreen, virtual assistants let us interact using natural spoken language. Voice interfaces drastically simplify our interaction with technology. To fulfill requests, virtual