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* A [https://drive.google.com/a/mozilla.com/file/d/0B79ce_W1QaRgZjBXaGJPQ3VWUGs/view?usp=sharing report - Mozilla only -] on voice interfaces and digital assistants reveals:
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** 7 types of jobs that voice assistants can perform: identify, inform, educate, entertain, control, purchase and help
** The bulk of device sales with voice digital assistants in the next 5 years will be phones , Smart TVs and digital media streamers
** US households with voice home hubs will grow from 2% penetration in 2016 to 11% penetration in 2020 
* Sonos is expected to [http://www.businessinsider.com/sonos-august-30-event-voice-control-app-improvements-2016-8 unveil] voice control and more integration features with streaming services at an event on the 30th of August. It's unclear what AI system Sonos will use for voice control and whether it will aim to only control the music that is played or also interact with other Smart Home devices.
* Venture Beat in a [http://venturebeat.com/2016/08/11/introducing-the-bots-landscape-170-companies-4-billion-in-funding-thousands-of-bots/ feature] on the bot market, identified 7 layers in the bot landscape:
** The actual bots, such as personal assistants, customer service representatives, productivity helpers
** Artificial Intelligence tools that do the natural language processing, machine learning and speech & voice recognition
** Bot developer frameworks and tools
** Messaging platforms through which consumers interact with bots
** Analytics services
** Discovery mechanisms / bot stores
** Connectors and shared services
 
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Project Vaani Validation (Lindsay/Sandip) On Target
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Project Cue Validation Stage (Julie/Preeti) On Target
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Smart TV Josh On Target
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Project Haiku Maria/Liz On Target
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Project Sensor Web Cindy/Wesley On Target
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Project Tablet Ben On Target
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Project Smart Kitchen Tamara/Nicole On Target
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Market Developments Update Irina
  • A report - Mozilla only - on voice interfaces and digital assistants reveals:
    • 7 types of jobs that voice assistants can perform: identify, inform, educate, entertain, control, purchase and help
    • The bulk of device sales with voice digital assistants in the next 5 years will be phones , Smart TVs and digital media streamers
    • US households with voice home hubs will grow from 2% penetration in 2016 to 11% penetration in 2020
  • Sonos is expected to unveil voice control and more integration features with streaming services at an event on the 30th of August. It's unclear what AI system Sonos will use for voice control and whether it will aim to only control the music that is played or also interact with other Smart Home devices.
  • Venture Beat in a feature on the bot market, identified 7 layers in the bot landscape:
    • The actual bots, such as personal assistants, customer service representatives, productivity helpers
    • Artificial Intelligence tools that do the natural language processing, machine learning and speech & voice recognition
    • Bot developer frameworks and tools
    • Messaging platforms through which consumers interact with bots
    • Analytics services
    • Discovery mechanisms / bot stores
    • Connectors and shared services
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