What does it take for a company to develop its own AI program like Siri or Alexa?
At the high end there are a burgeoning number of companies with assistant products, like Siri and Alexa. At the low end, there are now hundreds of companies with DIY platforms for roll your own chatbot creation. These two ends are starting to meet in the middle, as the assistant products become more customizable, and the chatbot platforms become more specialized. There are a number of analyst companies, issuing breakdowns of this sector in various ways. Artificial intelligence, robotics, and the Internet of Things also figure into the equation, both off the high end and the low end.
See also my Quora answers to:
- How do I build a Cortana or Siri on my own?
- How do I create my own digital assistant like Siri, Google Now, or Cortana?
- What programming is helpful to make an AI that works like Siri?
- What conversational technology powers today’s AI assistants, such as Siri and Cortana?
- Is anyone working on an open source version of Siri?
- What is the process to develop an intelligent personal assistant like Siri?
- What kind of algorithm or code allows AI like Cortana, Google Now, and Siri to respond to human questions?
- What are the other voice-based (artificial intelligence) apps like Google Now, multiverse extreme, Siri, Cortana?
- How do I create an A.I. like Siri or JARVIS?