3 books on Virtual Assistants [PDF]

October 24, 2024

These books describe the core technologies of AI virtual assistants, including natural language processing, speech recognition and machine learning.

1. How Do Virtual Assistants Work?
2021 by M. M. Eboch



Imagine a collection of sorcerers with names like Siri, Alexa and a couple of others who decided to reside inside your smart devices, performing spells and incantations to do everything from playing music to setting reminders. Well, "How Do Virtual Assistants Work?" is a delightful little tome that peeks behind the digital curtain, revealing how these magic tricks are actually just a combination of sophisticated algorithms and some seriously clever tech. M. M. Eboch guides you through a whirlwind tour of how these assistants operate today while inviting you to imagine a not-so-distant future where they’ll possibly do more than just remind you to buy milk – perhaps even predicting that you’ll need chocolate to go with it.
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2. AI Assistants
2021 by Roberto Pieraccini



"AI Assistants" by Roberto Pieraccini is like receiving a golden ticket into the factory of digital wizards, each of them trained in the fine art of listening, comprehending and acting on your whims. With over thirty years of experience, Pieraccini is the Willy Wonka of AI, offering a charming and understandable tour through the inner workings of machines that speak to us as if they actually knew us. He presents not just the science of how these assistants talk back, but the labyrinthine process of understanding our intentions and turning them into something actionable. If you ever wondered how these assistants turn the chaos of human speech into order or how they might one day intuitively anticipate your needs without being asked, this book will leave you marveling at how magic is made from algorithms.
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3. Cognitive Virtual Assistants Using Google Dialogflow: Develop Complex Cognitive Bots Using the Google Dialogflow Platform
2020 by Navin Sabharwal, Amit Agrawal



Enter "Cognitive Virtual Assistants Using Google Dialogflow" by Navin Sabharwal and Amit Agrawal, where creating a virtual assistant isn’t just a tech project, it’s practically an adventure quest. This book invites you into the workshop of a futuristic blacksmith, one where hammers and anvils are replaced with bits and bytes, molding cognitive bots capable of tackling real-world puzzles from travel itineraries to deciding if you'll need an umbrella. Complete with spells like context management and follow-up intents, it’s a journey through the world of making chatbots both smart and remarkably human-like. It even helps you tame them to play nice with third-party apps, which is a nice way of saying they can hold hands with Facebook Messenger while making life a tad more magical.
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