Viv (software)
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Artificial intelligence |
| Founder | Dag Kittlaus, Adam Cheyer and Chris Brigham |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California |
| Parent | Samsung Electronics |
| Website | viv |
Viv is intelligent personal assistant software created by the makers of Siri. It debuted on May 9, 2016, at Disrupt NYC.[1][2] Compared to Siri, the software's platform is open and can accommodate external plug-ins written to work with the assistant. It can also handle more complex queries.[3] The development team has been working on the software since 2012[4][5] and had raised over $22 million in funding by early 2015[6] and $30 million by early 2016.[7]
In October 2016, Viv was acquired by Samsung Electronics.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Jacob Kastrenakes (May 4, 2016). "Siri's creators will unveil their new AI bot on Monday". The Verge. Vox Media.
- ^ Elizabeth Dwoskin (May 4, 2016). "Siri's creators say they've made something better that will take care of everything for you". Washington Post.
- ^ Ben Popper (May 9, 2016). "The creators of Siri just showed off their next AI assistant, Viv, and it's incredible". The Verge. Vox Media.
- ^ "Siri's Inventors Are Building a Radical New AI That Does Anything You Ask". WIRED. August 12, 2014.
- ^ John H. Richardson (April 28, 2015). "Viv Is a New Artificial Intelligence from the Inventors of Siri". Esquire.
- ^ "Viv, Built By Siri's Creators, Scores $12.5 Million For An AI Technology That Can Teach Itself". TechCrunch. AOL. February 20, 2015.
- ^ Zoë Corbyn. "Meet Viv: the AI that wants to read your mind and run your life". the Guardian.
- ^ Panzarino, Matthew (October 5, 2016). "Samsung acquires Viv, a next-gen AI assistant built by the creators of Apple's Siri". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
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