Sunday, 27 May 2018

Chat : as in Interview Questions / Answers ?






Just read in my mail box the following from Amazon Echo newsletter :





What’s new with Alexa?

THINGS TO TRY

 

"Alexa, let's chat."

The 2018 Alexa Prize socialbots are live ! Start a conversation today




Apparently, Alexa read my 2 month old blog !



[  For more on how Alexa snoops on its users, read :



About 2 months ago , I wrote :





“ How long before some smart Indian Start Up , comes up with a “ Voice  App “ which turns on its head , the  current role of Alexa to provide answers to questions / commands of the owner ?


How long before you tell Alexa :


“ Alexa , can you ask me  interview questions for the job of a BUSINESS ANALYST ? “



And , not only will Alexa ,


·         shoot off those questions from its vast database of Interview Questions


·         listen and record your answers  ( “ Speech – to – Text “ conversion database )


·         tell you your “ Raw Score “ and “ Percentile Score “


·         advise you of a few , most suitable job-vacancies ( picked up from job portals ) ,


          based on matching of your “ Skills – Domain Knowledge “ with “ job description “



·         and if you say , “ go ahead and apply “, also email your resume ( with the score ) to
          the concerned job-advertiser !





And who knows . how long before Alexa can turn itself into a “ Candidate Bot “ ( an avatar of the candidate ) and even appear for that job interview on your behalf  !


( ala  https://oben.me/  )





It is only a matter of few months that you won’t need a separate ( - and expensive ) device called Alexa ECHO



Every smart phone will morph into an Alexa ( or a SIRI / CORTANA / GOOGLE MINI )



May be even that “ feature phone “ of Reliance Jio  !



Those phones will start “ interviewing “ millions of jobless / unemployed around the world



I believe , having launched “ Google Job Search “ , Google will win this race



But here is a niche ( and lucrative ) market for Alexa



Possibly ONE billion ( out of 7 billion ) people on earth are OLD ( above 60 ) and LONELY
VERY LONELY and depressed



They desperately need to “ Chat “ with someone – anyone , even a device !



Can Alexa keep them company by listening / sympathizing / chatting , as envisaged in :




Share  Your  Soul  [  24  July  2016  ]




Let no one doubt whether Alexa has read my blog !



To know how this will shape up , read :





28  May  2018



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