Open AccessHolistic Conversational Assistants
Author(s) -
Ortiz Charles L.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ai magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 2371-9621
pISSN - 0738-4602
DOI - 10.1609/aimag.v39i1.2771
Subject(s) - human–computer interaction , task (project management) , computer science , work (physics) , column (typography) , knowledge management , engineering , systems engineering , telecommunications , mechanical engineering , frame (networking)
This column describes work being done at Nuance Communications in developing virtual personal assistants (VPAs) that can engage in extended task‐centered dialogues and that involve the coordination of many complex modules, along with conversational and collaborative support to such VPAs.