Software:Viv
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| Developer(s) | Viv Labs, Inc. (subsidiary of Samsung Electronics) |
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| Type | Intelligent personal assistant |
Viv is an intelligent personal assistant software created by the developers of Siri.
History
It debuted on May 9, 2016, at TechCrunch Disrupt New York.[1][2] Compared to Siri, the software's platform is open and can accommodate external plug-ins written to work with the assistant. It can also handle more complex queries.[3] The development team has been working on the software since 2012[4][5] and had raised over $22 million in funding by early 2015[6] and $30 million by early 2016.[7]
On October 5, 2016, the software and its developer, Viv Labs, Inc. (formerly Six Five Labs, Inc.) was acquired by Samsung Electronics.[8][9]
The following month, it was revealed that a personal assistant software would be available on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+.[10] This, however, turned out to be Bixby, which was a relaunch[citation needed] of S Voice, rather than based on Viv. In October 2017, Samsung announced Viv Labs technology would be integrated into Bixby 2.0.[11]
Patents
- Mark Gabel, Christopher Brigham, Adam Cheyer, Dag Kittlaus. "US 20140380263 A1: Dynamically evolving cognitive architecture system based on third-party developers". Six Five Labs, Inc.. Google Patents. https://www.google.com/patents/US20140380263.
- Mark Gabel, Christopher Brigham, Adam Cheyer. "US 20140380268 A1: Dynamically evolving cognitive architecture system planning". Six Five Labs, Inc.. Google Patents. https://www.google.com/patents/US20140380268.
- Mark Gabel, Christopher Brigham, Adam Cheyer. "US 20140380285 A1: Dynamically evolving cognitive architecture system based on a natural language intent interpreter". Six Five Labs, Inc.. Google Patents. https://www.google.com/patents/US20140380285.
- Mark Gabel, Christopher Brigham, Adam Cheyer. "US 20140379615 A1: Dynamically evolving cognitive architecture system based on prompting for additional user input". Six Five Labs, Inc.. Google Patents. https://www.google.com/patents/US20140379615.
See also
- Amazon Alexa
- Bixby (virtual assistant)
- Cortana (software)
- Google Assistant
- Mycroft
- Siri
- Clova (virtual assistant)
References
- ↑ Jacob Kastrenakes (May 4, 2016). "Siri's creators will unveil their new AI bot on Monday". The Verge. Vox Media. https://www.theverge.com/2016/5/4/11593564/viv-labs-unveiling-monday-new-ai-from-siri-creators.
- ↑ Elizabeth Dwoskin (May 4, 2016). "Siri's creators say they've made something better that will take care of everything for you". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/05/04/siris-creators-say-theyve-made-something-better-that-will-take-care-of-everything-for-you/.
- ↑ Ben Popper (May 9, 2016). "The creators of Siri just showed off their next AI assistant, Viv, and it's incredible". The Verge. Vox Media. https://www.theverge.com/2016/5/9/11639992/viv-digital-assistant-ai-artificial-intelligence-siri.
- ↑ "Siri's Inventors Are Building a Radical New AI That Does Anything You Ask". WIRED. August 12, 2014. https://www.wired.com/2014/08/viv/.
- ↑ John H. Richardson (April 28, 2015). "Viv Is a New Artificial Intelligence from the Inventors of Siri". Esquire. http://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a34630/viv-artificial-intelligence-0515/.
- ↑ "Viv, Built By Siri's Creators, Scores $12.5 Million For An AI Technology That Can Teach Itself". TechCrunch. AOL. February 20, 2015. https://techcrunch.com/2015/02/20/viv-built-by-siris-creators-scores-12-5-million-for-an-ai-technology-that-can-teach-itself/.
- ↑ Zoë Corbyn (January 31, 2016). "Meet Viv: the AI that wants to read your mind and run your life". the Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/31/viv-artificial-intelligence-wants-to-run-your-life-siri-personal-assistants.
- ↑ Panzarino, Matthew (5 October 2016). "Samsung acquires Viv, a next-gen AI assistant built by the creators of Apple's Siri". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/05/samsung-acquires-viv-a-next-gen-ai-assistant-built-by-creators-of-apples-siri/.
- ↑ "Viv Labs, Inc.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=285780040.
- ↑ "Samsung to launch AI digital assistant service for Galaxy S8". Reuters. 6 November 2016. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-elec-smartphones-idUSKBN13101Q.
- ↑ "Samsung unveils Bixby 2.0 with long-awaited Viv Labs integration" (in en-US). 2017-10-18. https://venturebeat.com/ai/samsung-unveils-bixby-2-0-with-long-awaited-viv-labs-integration/.
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