What is siri's solution?

Siri can turn iPhone4S into an intelligent robot. Through Siri, users can read short messages, introduce restaurants, ask about the weather and set alarm clocks by voice. Siri can support natural language input, and can call the weather forecast, schedule, search data and other applications that come with the system. You can also learn new sounds and intonations and provide conversational response.

So now we can talk about some functions of siri.

The core technologies used by Siri are natural language cognition, parsing, search and matching, just like the voice search engine on the mobile phone. Maybe you will say that a mobile phone with such limited functions can do more than a powerful computer. Yes, in terms of processing power, these functions are too difficult for even a smartphone with dual-core processors. However, Siri can take advantage of the power of the internet. In fact, this is the subtlety of Siri. Siri's data sources are all authoritative data sources of open APIs, such as Wikipedia and Wolfram Alpha. The former is famous for its stored knowledge and authority, while the latter is mainly good at intelligent analysis. If Apple can get the data source of American Airlines, then you can book tickets through Siri.

In addition, because Siri can help you convert your language into text, it can help you deal with many trivial things in your daily life quickly. Compared with sending emails or tweets, you only need to tell Siri verbally, and you don't need to type slowly by hand. The to-do list may not need your careful care. Think about how much time you waste arranging things every day!

We know that Amazon's Slik browser helps you get and process data through its powerful cloud backend. In fact, the principle of Siri is similar. Without Wolfram Alpha's powerful computing and analysis capabilities and the massive data provided by Wikipedia, Siri may not be able to achieve the expected functions. These have once again proved the infinite possibilities of open data. The world is a better place because of this.

Siri also has shortcomings. Things that must compete for the right to speak are most vulnerable to external influences.

The difference between Siri technology and voice control

Speaking of voice control recognition technology, we have to mention the voice action of Android system, which is also a great voice control technology, which has been well known and used by many Android users. But it is not a product of the same level as Siri at all.

Voice Actions provides a very solid and reliable speech recognition engine, and its high recognition degree is amazing. However, like all voice command systems in the past, it requires you to have strict grammatical structure and format, otherwise the system will not recognize it.

However, Siri and voice operation are fundamentally different. You can abandon the complicated grammatical structure, and even the thinking mode can be confused. Siri will understand it in the context structure. It will also use artificial intelligence system to analyze it from the perspective of human language history and understand your meaning in most cases.

A more humane function is that once you start a conversation with Siri, it can even understand many vague or extended semantics. Voice action can't do such a thing, because it is only a voice command software, not artificial intelligence.

Speech recognition is not revolutionary. Many years ago, IBM's speech recognition software had a good recognition rate on PC.

Based on speech recognition, simple intelligent analysis and system function call are not revolutionary. Independent companies such as Google Voice Action and Vlingo are doing well.

However, from the current streaming video, Siri is not a simple combination of these known technologies.

Siri is smarter.

Siri understands the context. You ask about the weather in Beijing, and then you say, How about Shanghai? He knows you mean the weather.

A more amazing example appeared in the demonstration before Siri was acquired by Apple. You said I like romantic places where I eat Italian food near the office.

Siri replied: I am looking for an Italian restaurant in San Jose, and commented that this restaurant is close to your wok, which is very romantic.

Say the same thing to Voice Action or Vlingo of Android, and you will know that Siri has intelligence beyond existing applications.

Siri is more closely integrated with the system.

The pre-merger version of Siri integrated a large number of API of network services. Such as OpenTable, tickets, taxi magic and so on.

Siri has been integrated into the system since it was acquired by Apple.

In the Siri video of iOS5, after the new short message appeared, the interaction was initiated by Siri. It means that he has entered the background of the system and can take over important system functions. In addition to short messages, there are weather, clocks, maps and so on.

Many people will care about similar products in China.

How about domestic similar products? It is said that when you chat with your mobile phone, it can record your words and then transmit them to the receiving end through the network. The receiver has a special receiver to analyze your words and then provide you with accurate services. This is a product of domestic operators. Even if you speak Sichuan dialect, it can help you analyze it. Of course, this product is definitely much stronger than a so-called smart phone like Siri. It's just that its cost and speed are not as good as Siri's, and more importantly, its scalability is not strong. So there is still a long way to go.