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You decide to call a shop that sells some hiking boots you’re thinking of buying. As you dial in, the computer of an artificial intelligence company hired by the store is activated. It retrieves its analysis of the speaking style you used when you phoned other companies the software firm services. The computer has concluded you are “friendly and talkative”. Using predictive routing, it connects you to a customer service agent who company research has identified as being especially good at...

Your voice is connected to your emotional state, and marketing teams want to listen in.

This hypothetical situation may sound as if it’s from some distant future. But automated voice-guided marketing activities like this are happening all the time.

You decide to call a store that sells some hiking boots you’re thinking of buying. As you dial in, the computer of an artificial intelligence company hired by the store is activated. It retrieves its analysis of the speaking style you used when you phoned other companies the software firm services. The computer has concluded you are “friendly and talkative.” Using predictive routing, it connects you to a customer service agent who company research has identified as being especially good a...

Shhhh, they’re listening – inside the coming voice-profiling revolution Companies could soon tailor what they try to sell you based on the mood conveyed by the sound of your voice. An independent news and commentary website produced by academics and journalists. An independent news and commentary website produced by academics and journalists. You decide to call a store that sells some hikin...

Shhhh, theyre listening - inside the coming voice-profiling revolution The Conversation 28 Apr 2021, 22:40 GMT+10 You decide to call a store that sells some hiking boots youre thinking of buying. As you dial in, the computer of an artificial intelligence company hired by the store is activated. It retrieves its analysis of the speaking style you used when you phoned other companies the software firm services. The computer has concluded you are "friendly and talkative." Using predictive routing,...

Smart Speakers Like the Nest and Echo Could One Day Be Contactless Heart Monitors Share A prototype of the University of Washingtons contactless, smart speaker-based heart monitor. (Image: Mark Stone/University of Washington) To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. As it turns out, smart...

Jonah Misner, president of UO’s Sigma Lambda Beta chapter (left), and Eduardo Olivares, director of finance and retreat coordinator (right), stationed outside Noodle Head on 13th Avenue in Eugene, where they handed out beta bags to UO students. (Lodi Castillo)

11:30 AM MYT Many people remain stuck at home because of Covid-19 and may be willing to try playing games on different devices. — AFP Relaxnews Zynga Inc, whose games are typically played on mobile phones and tablets, is jumping onto a new platform: Google Nest Hub and other Google Assistant-connected devices. A new voice-based puzzle game for Google’s smart-home gadgets, called Daily Word Wheel, will offer an anagram puzzle in the style of Words With Friends. It’s just the latest attem...