Getting an Amazon Echo app to silently eavesdrop on you
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Hackers mimicking little kids can fool voice recognition systems
Misuse of the technology is going to rise right along with the popularity of voice apps, says a recent study.
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DolphinAttack: Voice Assistant Apps Siri and Alexa Can Be Hacked
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Mainstream Voice Assistants Including Siri and Alexa Plagued with Serious
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Mozilla wants to hear your voice – but should you keep quiet?
The organization behind Firefox is crowdsourcing voice samples to help people outside the big companies build software and services. But is having your say a good idea? Continue reading Mozilla wants to hear your voice – but should you keep quiet?
Robot: Do My Bidding!
Remote control robots are nothing new. Using Bluetooth isn’t all that unusual, either. What [SayantanM4] did was make a Bluetooth robot that accepts voice commands via his phone. The robot itself isn’t very remarkable. An Arduino and an HC05 module make up most of the electronics. A standard motor driver runs the two wheels.
The Arduino doesn’t usually do much voice processing, and the trick is–of course–in the phone application. BT Voice Control for Arduino is a free download that simply sends strings to a host computer via Bluetooth. If you say “Hello” into your phone, the robot receives *Hello# …read more
Amazon Imagines a Future of Infinite Computing Power
Amazon’s Alexa heads for a future that looks a lot like the Starship Enterprise. The post Amazon Imagines a Future of Infinite Computing Power appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Amazon Imagines a Future of Infinite Computing Power
News in brief: twins fox bank’s voice security; FCC moves on net neutrality; torrent site closes
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Siri Controls Your PC Through Python and Gmail
Voice-based assistants are becoming more common on devices these days. Siri is known for being particularly good at responding to natural language and snarky responses. In comparison, Google’s Assistant is only capable of the most obvious commands, and this writer isn’t even sure Microsoft’s Cortana can understand English at all. So it makes sense then, if you want voice control for your PC, to choose Siri as your weapon of choice. [Sanjeet] is here to help, enabling Siri to control a PC through Python.
The first step is hooking up the iPhone’s Notes app to a Gmail account. [Sanjeet] suggests …read more
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Transcribing Audio Sucks—So Make the Machines Do It
Trint is the first product to offer the automated transcription of audio featuring two or more speakers in natural conversation. The post Transcribing Audio Sucks—So Make the Machines Do It appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Transcribing Audio Sucks—So Make the Machines Do It
A New Chip Makes Voice Control More Efficient, Less Creepy
Voice assistants suck down a lot of battery power. MIT found a way of making them much thriftier. The post A New Chip Makes Voice Control More Efficient, Less Creepy appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading A New Chip Makes Voice Control More Efficient, Less Creepy