Teken Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Amazon has been working on a method to integrate voice identification for their Alexa platform since 2015. This is a nice step in offering a semblance of enhanced security for the product / service. https://arstechnica.com/business/2017/02/amazons-alexa-could-soon-recognize-users-by-their-voices/ Link to comment
stusviews Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Ever since 2015? Wow, at this point it's vaporware Link to comment
Teken Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Ever since 2015? Wow, at this point it's vaporware Rome wasn't built in a day nor was the great wall of China . . . For a company to invest the right amount of R&D to bring to market a solid user experience is something I am more than willing to accept. Too many companies use the general public as Alpha / Beta guinea pigs for their wares. Never taking the time to sit down and really go through the QA process - never mind asking third parties to offer testing feedback. If someone was to ask me to back Amazon in this effort I would have no problem doing so. There is too much at stake in this space to falter or offer what you phrased as vaporware. I always reflect back and think how could a company that sells *Things* to the masses eclipse companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google, Name any company. Who are dedicated in technology to the Nth degree . . . Yet, each and every one of these companies are just now trying to catch the market leader. If this spurs on more competition & development from the likes of Apple, Google, Microsoft, good! Ultimately, in my view this will offer the general public more security, privacy, and value. Link to comment
jgcharlotte Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 What exactly does 'voice identification' mean??? Link to comment
Teken Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 What exactly does 'voice identification' mean??? Like a finger print - the difference is the system would allow only those voice signatures to enable / disable XYZ. Link to comment
jtara92101 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 And, hopefully, it will prevent activation from TV commercials and news stories... Just being able to set the activation phrase would be helpful. Both Amazon and Google - What Were They Thinking?! Link to comment
Teken Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 And, hopefully, it will prevent activation from TV commercials and news stories... Just being able to set the activation phrase would be helpful. Both Amazon and Google - What Were They Thinking?! Not sure if anyone has seen this happen in their homes but as of late Alexa seems to be activating more often with TV / Movies being played and none of the words spoken come even close to the wake word of *Alexa*! I will be reviewing the V-card log to see what it is she thinks she heard later today. Link to comment
jgcharlotte Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Yes, we've seen this a couple of times. Kinda creepy. Link to comment
Teken Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Yes, we've seen this a couple of times. Kinda creepy. Not so much creepy but high lights why the current iteration of voice listening can not be relied upon and used for life and safety devices / services. Link to comment
stusviews Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Voice recognition, which involves who is speaking as opposed to speech recognition which is what is being said no matter who is saying it, has been around for more than a decade. So, Amazon is not starting from scratch. I'd guess that a major part of the problem is cost. I'm certainly for a reasonable price. But, reasonable is not quantifiable, I'd pay about double the current price (Echo and Dot), others would pay more. But, I'll bet that most won't pay that much Link to comment
glacier991 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I started playing with Voice recognition some time back at work with early versions of Dragon and later in my HA. Believe me, the "out of the box" stuff today is better than the old stuff that had to be taught to recognize voice patterns. Does it have glitches, but yes, man SO much better now... Link to comment
stusviews Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Voice recognition, which involves who is speaking as opposed to speech recognition which is what is being said no matter who is saying it, has been around for more than a decade. So, Amazon is not starting from scratch. I'd guess that a major part of the problem is cost. I'm certainly for a reasonable price. But, reasonable is not quantifiable, I'd pay about double the current price (Echo and Dot), others would pay more. But, I'll bet that most won't pay that much I suspect that you're referring to speech recognition (what someone says) and not voice recognition (who says it). Link to comment
Dr Pepper Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Yes, we've seen this a couple of times. Kinda creepy. Just happened to me 5 minutes ago. Happens a few times a week when I have the TV on in my home office. Not a big deal to me but others are not as understanding. Link to comment
apostolakisl Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I don't believe I have ever seen this. I have mounted my echo dot to the ceiling of my family room so it gets good "line of sight" from anyone in the room/tv/etc. I did change the name from alexa to amazon (my daughter's name is alexis and that was a constant issue) Link to comment
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