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 !
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 :
Let no one doubt whether Alexa has read my blog !
To know how this will shape up , read :
28 May 2018