Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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Learn how virtual assistant like Alexa and Google Assistant work. AI assistants have gained a lot of popularity, so I thought I'd talk about how they work. Machine learning virtual assistants are becoming the norm, but there are still many issues with current virtual assistants.

Note that I changed/left out some details of how these assistants work to make sure I don't violate NDA. The general concepts are accurate though.

Intent Detection SOTA: paperswithcode.com/task/intent-detection
Slot Filling SOTA: paperswithcode.com/task/slot-filling