In this conversation between Tom Gruber and NY Times writer John Markoff, we hear about the state of the art in Conversational Artificial Intelligence. They trace back the intellectual roots of Siri and look forward to what is possible as AI becomes ubiquitous in our lives. What could happen when machine-learned AI is everywhere — […]
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How smart can our machines make us? In his talk at TED 2017, Tom introduces the idea of Humanistic AI that augments and collaborates with us instead of competing with or replacing us. He shares his vision for a future where AI helps us achieve superhuman performance in perception, creativity and cognitive function — from […]
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Earth’s ocean is in immediate peril from climate change, pollution, and unsustainable fishing. We have one generation left to save it. Who will be the people to change attitudes and behavior of billions around the world? They are the next generation of scientists, engineers, artists, and activists who were born digital and raised social. What […]
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Tom gave a TEDx presentation in Palo Alto of some of his underwater photography: Experience the colorful lives of underwater animals through the lens of art photography. Learn about the surprising sex lives of famous animated fish, the bizarre mating habits of punk-rock nudibranchs, and the majestic grace of the largest fish in the ocean. […]
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IFLScience, a popular web zine, featured Tom’s whale shark video on its story, Drone Captures Aerial Footage Of Whale Shark And Manta Ray Feeding Frenzy. Swimming with whale sharks and manta rays is surely a mind-blowing experience. But seeing them from a drone’s-eye-view may be just as incredible. These stunning images, captured off the coast […]
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Apple announced a newly revamped Siri as part of its iOS 5 release on the new iPhone 4S models. Tom led the design of the original Siri and helped bring it to life at Apple. See more on the Apple Siri page. From Apple.com Talk to Siri as you would to a person. Say something […]
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Apple buys Siri According to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and others, Apple acquired the startup Siri. No other details are available from either company. April 28th, 2010 | New York Times Apple Buys a Start-Up for Its Voice Technology For example, Siri users can speak commands like “find a table for two […]
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The Siri app for iPhone went live today on the iTunes store. See the demo video! The press was pretty good. Robert Scoble said “If you miss Siri you will miss the future of the web”. The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Techcrunch, and many others praised the new way of using your phone. […]
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Big Think. Small Screen. How Semantic computing in the cloud will revolutionize the consumer experience on the phone Tom gave a keynote at the Web 3.0 conference about why semantic computing such as virtual assistants is possible today. It is called Big Think Small Screen: How Semantic computing in the cloud will revolutionize the consumer experience […]
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Siri: A Virtual Personal Assistant – A Keynote presentation by Tom Gruber at the Semantic Technologies conference. Introduces Siri and explains the technologies and design principles. Download the slides. The Game Changer: Siri, a Virtual Personal Assistant from Semantic Web on Vimeo.
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