The voice user interface, often known as the VUI, has broken the silence between machines and humans.
Are you curious about the popularity of voice-activated devices or virtual a
ssistants?
We’ll have to dig a little deeper to get the answers to these questions. The massive proliferation of smart speakers and VUI is even more clear in a recent Google post titled
“How voice help is influencing customer behavior.” According to a Google report, 41% of people who own a voice-controlled speaker wish to converse with someone else.
Does this make you wonder if VUI has changed the human-device relationship?
The answer is that it completely relies on you, but before we jump to a conclusion, let’s review what a voice user interface is and how it functions?
What is voice user interface VUI?
Voice user interface (VUI) allows a user to communicate with a device or app using voice commands. With the increased usage of digital devices, screen fatigue has become a more widespread issue.
As a result, the creation and deployment of speech user interfaces have become even more advantageous. Without having to glance at the screen, VUI provides hands-free, comprehensive control over devices and apps.
Voice-enabled AI assistants and voice-controlled products were established or developed by the world’s biggest companies, particularly the big five tech firms like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook.
Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa are two of the most popular voice user interfaces. Not only AI assistants, but also smart devices with voice user interfaces, such as Amazon’s Echo, Google Home, and Apple Homepod, are gaining traction.
Voice interface and interactions have become extremely frequent, whether it’s with an AI assistant, a voice-enabled smartphone app, or a voice-controlled device like smart speakers.
“How common exactly?” I nearly heard you ask.
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