AI versus Marshy - What's an empathic voice interface?

I’m excited to dive into what an empathic voice interface is, but first, let’s take a step back and look at the bigger picture. Last week, we explored using AI to find your voice on LinkedIn, and this week, I want to share with you a fascinating technology that’s changing the way we interact with voice assistants. If you’re new to this newsletter, don’t worry if you missed the previous sections – we’ll get you up to speed in no time. Say you wanted to build a voice assistant. It needs to be translated to text, the AI needs to read the text (with an LLM), and then it needs to deliver a solution back to you with text-to-voice. Because this is 3 different journeys - there’s more scope for misinterpretation. A tool like EVI operates more universally - so if you were getting annoyed with “stupid Siri” because it wasn’t understanding what you were telling it - it could enact different ways to solve the problem. Just like when you ask for something to a human and get irritated when they don’t understand your super-fast and poorly worded request (I’m guilty!) I’ve registered for the beta. I’m really interested in this technology for ADHD and think a voice assistant with this tech would do an amazing job of helping you stay on task as a knowledge worker. I’ll keep you posted! Ben’s Bites 2.0 Visit here . I’m a big fan of Ben’s work and with good reason - his newsletter has been an abundant resource for staying on top of what’s happening in AI right now. He’s now built a new version of his platform that is sharing tutorials and how-tos now as well. Have a click around! I’m a paying subscriber and I encourage you to go learn some things if you’re feeling adventurous. He’s covering things like how to write a FAQ, standard operating procedures, and even more advanced things like compliance checklists and resume screening. – That’s it for this week - thanks to those of you who jumped in the form to provide a testimonial or feedback - if you’d like to have a go please submit it via the form here 🙏 We’ve got this! -Marshy 💪 p.s. Later this week for various reasons - namely sick bubbas and Dad! Originally appeared in newsletter : AI versus Marshy #41: Finding your voice on LinkedIn, emotional AI, and shout-out for Ben