Previously Google’s mobile application had the best service for voice recognition and search capability. That is no longer the case with the introduction of Siri. A virtual personal assistant has been born and they should be hired after the first interview. A quote from Siri’s website offers some interesting information on the birth of this app.
“Siri was born out of SRI’s CALO Project, the largest Artificial Intelligence project in U.S. history. (CALO stands for Cognitive Assistant that Learns and Organizes). Made possible by a $150 million DARPA (Defen
se Advanced Research Projects Agency) investment, the CALO Project included 25 research organizations and institutions and spanned 5 years. Siri is bringing the benefits of this technology to the public in the first mainstream consumer application of a virtual personal assistant.”
Powered by Nuance’s voice recognition software, this free application is legit. Despite the fact that Siri is optimized for the iPhone 3GS, it was impressive on my jailbroken 3G. A few days ago, I was looking for the nearest soccer store to my home. I opened up Siri and asked where the nearest soccer store was. Within 20 seconds, I had a list of six different stores with 4.2 miles of my location. One “tap” further and I can call the store, see reviews via Yahoo Local, send the info about the store to a friend, or get the navigation results as well. Very cool.
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