Alexa

Deep Learning State of the Art (2020)

Lex Fridman

Voice assistant used as an example for open-domain conversations and the challenges of achieving human-like dialogue, highlighting its 'nervous' interaction style.

David Eagleman: Neuroplasticity and the Livewired Brain | Lex Fridman Podcast #119

Lex Fridman

An AI assistant from Amazon, used as an example of older people adapting to new technology.

MIT AGI: Cognitive Architecture (Nate Derbinsky)

Lex Fridman

Amazon's AI assistant, used by the speaker as an example of current AI limitations compared to desired functionality, like teaching the AI new tasks.

Peter Singer: Suffering in Humans, Animals, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #107

Lex Fridman

Voice assistant mentioned as an example of a complex system that might exhibit signs of consciousness.

Tomaso Poggio: Brains, Minds, and Machines | Lex Fridman Podcast #13

Lex Fridman

A voice assistant, representing advancements in low-level speech recognition.

Innovations in AI for Education: A Talk by Cynthia Breazeal

MIT Open Learning

An AI assistant that further advanced the trend of personified AI interaction, leveraging far-field speech recognition.

GenAI + Education Reinvent Learning

MIT Open Learning

My PRODUCTIVE Apartment Tour (2021)

Ali Abdaal

Voice assistant used to control the Philips Hue smart lights in the living room.

Rana el Kaliouby: Emotion AI, Social Robots, and Self-Driving Cars | Lex Fridman Podcast #322

Lex Fridman

Amazon's voice assistant, used to draw parallels with AI companionship and the issue of trust and privacy in home devices.

Richard Haier: IQ Tests, Human Intelligence, and Group Differences | Lex Fridman Podcast #302

Lex Fridman

Amazon's virtual assistant mentioned as an example of a machine that would likely fail a human IQ test because it relies on internet search rather than genuine reasoning.

Kate Darling: Social Robots, Ethics, Privacy and the Future of MIT | Lex Fridman Podcast #329

Lex Fridman

Amazon's virtual assistant, noted for its predominantly female voice, reflecting marketing research and raising questions about gender bias.

YC SUS: Aaron Epstein and Eric Migicovsky give website feedback

Y Combinator

A voice assistant device, mentioned as a potential way for elderly people to receive messages from Call Switchboard.

Volley (W18) - YC Tech Talks: Gaming 2020 (November 9th, 2020)

Y Combinator

A voice-controlled virtual assistant platform for which Volley Games develops applications, including their popular music trivia game.

DOJ SHUTS DOWN Epstein Files, Free Speech Battles, & World Order Debated at Munich Conference

Tom Bilyeu

Amazon's voice assistant, used as an example of technology that 'surveils everything I say'.

What Is Technology Doing to Us?

Sam Harris

A digital assistant used as an example to illustrate how human-machine interaction can influence human behavior and politeness, especially in children.

World’s #1 Mentalist: How To Read Minds, Convince Anyone, and Close Every Deal

My First Million

Amazon's virtual assistant, used in a story about Jeff Bezos where the mentalist told his kids that the inventor of Alexa would be present.