{"id":3140,"date":"2025-06-12T15:40:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homo-extensus.ai-book.it\/2025\/06\/12\/alexa-siri-and-artificial-friends\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T09:37:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T08:37:54","slug":"alexa-siri-and-artificial-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homo-extensus.ai-book.it\/en\/2025\/06\/12\/alexa-siri-and-artificial-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexa, Siri and artificial friends."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3140-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/homo-extensus.ai-book.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/719_alexa_siri_e_gli_amici_artificiali.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/homo-extensus.ai-book.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/719_alexa_siri_e_gli_amici_artificiali.mp3\">https:\/\/homo-extensus.ai-book.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/719_alexa_siri_e_gli_amici_artificiali.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Underlying intelligent personal assistants such as Alexa and Siri are several Artificial Intelligence technologies: primarily speech synthesis (speech to text, text to speech) and conversational interaction.<\/p>\n\n<p>The proper name given to Alexa and all personal assistants is an explicit anthropomorphic evocation, even in the absence of a visual representation of the human figure. 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