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Siri
Developer(s)Apple Inc., SRI International
Operating systemiOS
TypeIntelligent software assistant
WebsiteOfficial website

Siri (pronounced /ˈsɪəri/) is a personal assistant application for iOS. The application uses natural language processing to answer questions, make recommendations, and perform actions by delegating requests to an expanding set of web services. The iOS app is the first public product by its makers,[citation needed] who are focused on artificial intelligence applications. Siri was acquired by Apple Inc. on April 28, 2010.[1] Before Apple's purchase, Siri had announced that their software would soon be available for BlackBerry and for Android-powered phones, but all development efforts for non-Apple platforms were cancelled after Apple's purchase of Siri.[2]

Siri's marketing claims include that Siri adapts to the user's individual preferences over time and personalizes results, as well as accomplishing tasks such as making dinner reservations and reserving a cab.[3]

Siri was launched as an integrated feature, although as a beta version, of the Apple iPhone 4S, launched in October 2011. [4]


Funding

Siri was founded in December 2007 by Dag Kittlaus (CEO), Adam Cheyer (VP Engineering), and Tom Gruber (CTO/VP Design), together with Norman Winarsky from SRI International's venture group. On October 13, 2008, Siri announced it had raised an $8.5 million Series A financing round, led by Menlo Ventures and Morgenthaler Ventures.[5] In November 2009, Siri raised a $15.5 million Series B financing round from the same investors as in their previous round, but led by Hong-Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing.[6]

Re-launch

Main article: iPhone 4S § Siri

It was announced on October 4, 2011 that Siri will be included with the iPhone 4S.[7] The new version of Siri is integrated into iOS, and offers conversational interaction with many applications, including reminders, weather, stocks, messaging, email, calendar, contacts, notes, music, clocks, web browser, Wolfram Alpha, and maps. [3] Currently, Siri only supports English (US, UK, and Australia), German and French [8], and has limited functionality outside of the US [9].

After announcing that Siri would be included with the iPhone 4S, Apple removed the existing Siri app (which ran on all iPhone models) from the App Store.[10]

Research and development

Siri is a spin-out from the SRI International Artificial Intelligence Center, and is an offshoot of the DARPA-funded CALO project, described as perhaps the largest artificial-intelligence project ever launched.[11][verification needed]

Siri's primary technical areas focus on a Conversational Interface, Personal Context Awareness, and Service Delegation.[12][verification needed]

Siri's voice recognition engine is provided by Nuance Communications, a speech technology company. [13]

Siri's actions and answers rely upon a growing ecosystem of partners,[14][verification needed] including:

See also

References

  1. ^ April 28, 2010 (2010-04-28). "BREAKING NEWS: Siri bought by Apple". Scobleizer.com. Retrieved 2011-10-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Timothy Hay (2010-02-05). "Siri Inc. Launches 'Do Engine' Application For iPhone". Dow Jones Newswire. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  3. ^ a b "iPhone 4S - Ask Siri to help you get things done". Apple. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  4. ^ Darren Murph (2011-10-04). ""iPhone 4S hands-on!". Engadget. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  5. ^ Lardinois, Frederic (2008-10-13). "Semantic Stealth Startup Siri Raises $8.5 Million". Readwriteweb.com. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  6. ^ A Personal Assistant on Your iPhone.
  7. ^ Apple (2011-05-31). "Apple iPhone 4S event: as it happened". Telegraph. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  8. ^ Viticci, Federico (2011-09-27). "Apple Officially Unveils Siri Voice Assistant – Supports English, French and German". Macstories.net. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  9. ^ Viticci, Federico (2011-10-14). "There Are Some Siri Limitations Outside The US". Macstories.net. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  10. ^ {{cite web|author=Danny Sullivan |url=http://searchengineland.com/with-new-siri-promised-for-iphone-4s-apple-pulls-existing-siri-from-app-store-95634 |title=With New Siri Promised For iPhone 4S, Apple Pulls Existing Siri From App Store, and all existing Siri servers will be stopped on October 15th.
  11. ^ 02-05 "link rot". Retrieved 2010-02-05. [dead link]
  12. ^ Siri Technology page[dead link]
  13. ^ posted on October 5th, 2011 (2011-10-05). "Siri, Do You Use Nuance Technology? Siri: I'm Sorry, I Can't Answer That". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2011-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Siri Partners page[dead link]
  15. ^ "True Knowledge partners with Siri". Blog.trueknowledge.com. 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  16. ^ "Apple Siri". Apple.com. Retrieved 2011-10-05.

External links

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