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Baidu’s new smart speaker is a level of weird we should all strive for

Nov20
by on November 20, 2017 at 10:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, Asia


Baidu, China’s answer to Google, recently unveiled its new smart speaker design, as well as prototype future versions. The devices look nothing like what we’ve come to expect from such devices — and I’m all for that. ‘Humans & machines have been interacting w/ one another for years, but raven H aims to create a world in which this interaction is seamless.’ – Cheng (Jesse) Lyu, Raven founder & Baidu GM https://t.co/2lrqrxtgUs#BaiduWorld ~*Bring #AI to Life*~ pic.twitter.com/HQFun4bKmR — Baidu Inc. (@Baidu_Inc) November 16, 2017 Eschewing any sleekness that might have invited comparisons with Amazon’s Echo or Apple’s HomePod, the Raven…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Baidu’s new smart speaker is a level of weird we should all strive for

Nov20
by on November 20, 2017 at 10:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, Asia


Baidu, China’s answer to Google, recently unveiled its new smart speaker design, as well as prototype future versions. The devices look nothing like what we’ve come to expect from such devices — and I’m all for that. ‘Humans & machines have been interacting w/ one another for years, but raven H aims to create a world in which this interaction is seamless.’ – Cheng (Jesse) Lyu, Raven founder & Baidu GM https://t.co/2lrqrxtgUs#BaiduWorld ~*Bring #AI to Life*~ pic.twitter.com/HQFun4bKmR — Baidu Inc. (@Baidu_Inc) November 16, 2017 Eschewing any sleekness that might have invited comparisons with Amazon’s Echo or Apple’s HomePod, the Raven…

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