Are smart assistants good for users? An honest look at the pros and cons

Jul 16 2018 by Fast Company

 

Amazon has Echo, Google has Home, Apple has HomePod. Professor Heather Woods considers the benefits and risks of an always-on digital assistant that is listening all the time.

The smart device market is exploding. Smart home kits for retrofitting “non-smart” houses have become cheaper. Earlier this year, Apple released the HomePod speaker, the company’s response to dominant smart devices Google Home and Amazon Echo. Amazon, too, is expanding its lineup. Recently, it debuted the...

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