Google Assistant was initially launched on May 18, 2016, 2 years ago. Time has passed and it has grown a little. During the Google I/O 2018, they presented their plans for assistant. Google Assistant has made its place in the heart of many users and is now subject to the most fundamental Darwinian principle for assistant: adapt or extinct. Finally, Google has spoken.
Google has revealed new project for its assistant, which is the main focus of this article.
Google Assistant will make your phone calls
Google Assistant will learn to make phones calls. This means: an individual called and the Assistant answered. Assistant answered with smoothness that it was impossible to tell it was a machine.
Of course, AI is behind all of this. Google added:
“they have been working on this technology for many years”.
Google Assistant has multiple voices
Google Assistant is mutating, it means that the voice assistant will be able to change its vocal styling as you want. This feature is so important because voice interaction is the primary way of Assistant to interact with us.
Google has Stated:
“The voice must sound personal and natural”.
John Legend will be the one voice for now, but there will be 6 voices available.
Google Assistant will learn to speak
Sometime Assistant voice doesn’t sound natural, sometimes it doesn’t understand accent, so Google has decided to improve this. All hail to the AI which made communication much simpler than before because it all about fluency.
Google Assistant and multitasking
Google Assistant can only do one task at a time, but this is not a way to do work in 2018, so google has decided to teach its newest assistant to take two requests at a same time.
Google Assistant will get a screen
Assistant doesn’t have its own vocal, as voice is the most valuable element for every assistant, it will, however, get its own screen and these screens will be known as smart displays.
These screens will help you to interact with Assistant directly by tapping instead of voice command.
Assistant will be able to display your complete day on your smartphone and will suggest ways using Google services. These changes are going to be implemented by the end of year.
Google Assistant behind the wheels
While you are driving and taking help from Google Maps, you won’t be able to do another work. Google Assistant will help you play music, send/ receive calls and messages and get information about something without even having to leave Google Maps. This is totally Legal and behind the wheels its very handy.