Yandex Launches Alice - The First AI Assistant Designed For The Russian Market
October 10 2017 - 3:21AM
Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX), a technology company that builds intelligent
products and services powered by machine learning, launches Alice,
the first conversational intelligent assistant that is not
restricted to a set of predefined scenarios. Alice integrates
multiple services to help users efficiently accomplish tasks such
as finding information online, recommending places to eat,
providing weather forecasts, and supplying directions.
Using deep neural networks trained on massive datasets, Alice
allows users to interact like they would with another person.
Alice has advanced understanding of context, so when a user
asks a question like “Where can I grab a coffee nearby?” the
assistant recommends a local café. If the user responds,
“Great, how can I get there?” Alice provides directions on
Yandex.Maps.
The new Yandex AI assistant provides human-like responses
showcasing its superior Russian language skills, a distinct
personality with a sense of humor, and an ability to understand
incomplete phrases and questions. Unlike major voice assistants
that are limited to predefined scenarios, it integrates the ability
to carry free-flowing “chit-chat” conversations with users that can
surprise and delight them.
“We wanted Alice to interact with users more like a human, so
that users don’t need to adapt their requests,” says Denis
Filippov, head of Speech Technologies at Yandex. “In developing
Alice, we leveraged our speech technologies, which currently
provide the world’s most accurate Russian language
recognition. Based on word error rate (WER) measurements,
Alice demonstrates near-human levels of speech recognition
accuracy.”
Alice’s voice recognition and synthesis rely on SpeechKit,
Yandex’s proprietary speech recognition toolkit. Currently, Alice
integrates Yandex services, such as Search, News, Weather, Music,
and Maps. This list will expand to other Yandex services, such as
Taxi, as well as third-party products and services.
Alice is now available in Russian in the Yandex Search app on
iOS and Android, as well as in a beta version of Yandex Assistant
for Windows. Alice will also soon be integrated in
Yandex.Browser, followed by other Yandex products.
About Yandex
Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) is a technology company that builds
intelligent products and services powered by machine learning. Our
goal is to help consumers and businesses better navigate the online
and offline world. Since 1997, we have delivered world-class,
locally relevant search and information services. Additionally, we
have developed market-leading on-demand transportation services,
navigation products, and other mobile applications for millions of
consumers across the globe. Yandex, which has 17 offices worldwide,
has been listed on the NASDAQ since 2011.
More information on Yandex can be found
at http://company.yandex.com.
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