The gripping inside story of the race to build conversationally capable computersChat with the
author: ask your Alexa device to ‿open the voice computing book‿__________________The next
great technological disruption is coming. The titans of Silicon Valley are racing to build the
last best computer that the world will ever need. Whoever successfully creates it will
revolutionise our relationship with technology ‿ and make billions of dollars in the process.
It is known as conversational AI. For years computers that can speak and think like humans
have been on the verge of becoming a reality. Now James Vlahos introduces the researchers at
Google Amazon and Apple who are leading the way to a voice tech revolution. And he reveals how
their discoveries will transform every sector of society ‿ from revolutionising how we use
the internet to transforming our understanding of consciousness. Vlahos‿s research leads him
to one fundamental question: What happens when our computers become as articulate
compassionate and creative as we are?__________________‿Brilliant and essential . . .
You‿ll find insights and meaning on every page and you‿ll keep turning them. This book is
dynamite.‿ NICHOLAS THOMPSON editor-in-chief of Wired‿Conversational AI is a genuine
paradigm shift in our experience with technology. Vlahos brings the whole story to life . . . A
thoughtful and enjoyable read.‿ TOM GRUBER co-creator of Siri‿The baton of disruption has
been passed from the smart phone to voice and Vlahos helps make sense of this tectonic
shift.‿ SCOTT GALLOWAY author of The Four‿Voice computing is revolutionising the way we
interact with our devices. Talk to Me offers a road map showing how we got to this point and
the opportunities and risks that lie ahead.‿ MARTIN FORD author of The Rise of the
Robots‿James Vlahos has written an excellent book on how voice computing has become more and
more of a growing presence in our everyday world.‿ RAY KURZWEIL author of The Singularity Is
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