I wonder if they've already pre-written the 2020 version of this piece, "Samsung's Virtual Assistant Bixby Is Dead", which will go on to call out the hubris of the voice interface gold rush.
Interestingly, they actually have a chatbot interface: All Erin Griffith has to do is say, "Update Virtual Assistant article for Bixby," and an AI will substitute in references to Samsung and Bixby and immediately publish.
I use two voice interfaces at least a few times every day, and I think that’s becoming common. Alexa is being built into devices all over. Voice interfaces are obviously different from the subject of this piece.
Do you use them at home or out? I can see the usefulness of voice interfaces in the home although I don't find the idea compelling. What I really don't see is people using voice regularly outside the home. I don't see it happening at all right now and we've had voice assistants for a number of years now.so it seems unlikely that people will suddenly start liking the idea.
