The OG Siri blew the freakin’ minds of Litchfield inmates Taystee and Crazy Eyes when they mistook her for a genie in that cute Netflix promo a while back, so IMAGINE how they’d react after meeting her soon-to-be unveiled smart, sassier little sister.
Yup, two of the brains behind Apple‘s know-it-all virtual assistant are reportedly gearing up to unveil a new artificial intelligence bot at a major tech conference next week – and her name’s Viv.
Presumably short for Very Important Virtualthingy, Viv’s technology is apparently set to make Siri look like a half-baked afterthought; for example, you’ll be able to order a pizza without doing anymore than telling her what toppings you want and from where.
Once Viv is released, creators Dag Kittlaus and Adam Cheyer plan to hook her up with about 50 outside companies, including GrubHub, Uber, Zocdoc, and SeatGuru; that’s the key difference between Viv and Siri, who as you know is restricted to use by Apple users and has been since she was birthed in 2010.
If it all works out, we could be hearing Viv’s yet-to-be-heard-but-presumably-chirpy tones across a whole bunch of products, including cars and TVs.
Let the sibling rivalry commence.
Source: Washington Post.
Photo: Netflix.
