Own The Conversation - Issue #5
Martyn Redstone
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This week’s issue is jam packed with a good few product updates and loads of events.
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Conversations To Own
Articles and news that might interest you
COOL TOOL: QuillBot's paraphrasing tool
Here’s a handy tool for anyone involved in conversation design or AI training.
When first training your NLP, coming up with variations of questions can be a real chore. Some questions come easy, some really don’t.
Super useful tool that should enhance user satisfaction from day 1.
Textless NLP: Generating expressive speech from raw audio
Facebook is introducing GSLM, the first language model that breaks free completely of the dependence on text for training. An exciting development from Facebook on “textless” NLP.
Out now: Cognigy Insights & Machine Translation | Cognigy.AI
Get an overview of Cognigy Insights and Inbuilt Machine Translation, Cognigy’s new features which are now available to all Cognigy customers on all deployments.
Thanks for the share, Robert Wilson-Fry.
IBM launches Watson Assistant capabilities for call center automation | VentureBeat
IBM launched new call center automation capabilities via its Watson Assistant platform, which leverages AI and natural language processing.
AI-driven voice assistant PolyAI raises $14M round led by Khosla Ventures – TechCrunch
“Conversational AI” startup PolyAI, based out of London, has raised $14 million in a funding round led by Silicon Valley’s Khosla Ventures, with participation from existing investors (Point72 Ventures, Amadeus Capital, Sands Capital Ventures, Passion Capital and Entrepreneur First). This follows their $12 million Series A.
Everest Group Conversational AI Products PEAK Matrix Assessment 2021 - RPA Master
Everest Group unveiled its research, where they assess 20 conversational AI technology vendors featured on the Conversational AI PEAK Matrix® and categorize them into Leaders, Major Contenders, and Aspirants.
Voiceflow launches new Templates Library
Voiceflow templates are pre-built experiences that can be tailored to meet the needs of your next big idea
EU planning to go after Google again, this time over Google Assistant - Android Authority
EU antitrust regulators are looking into whether Google is forcing device makers to install Google Assistant as the default voice assistant.
Latest Jobs
Apex Systems is hiring a Sr Conversation Designer
RAIN is hiring a Voice UX Designer
Senior Content Designer, Conversational Design
ServiceNow is hiring a Senior Content Designer, Conversational Design
Conversational AI Consultant, Google Cloud Professional Services
Google is hiring a Conversational AI Consultant, Google Cloud Professional Services
Senior Software Engineer, Language - McD Tech Labs
McD Tech Labs is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Language - McD Tech Labs
See more jobs at Bot Jobs.
Who's Talking
Podcasts and events (virtual and IRL) of interest.
Podcasts and Interviews
Users tend to be less concerned with what companies are meeting their needs, as long as those needs are met. Companies see users jump to competitor’s platforms and see a pain point. How can content producers get their content in front of users on all chat platforms and drive revenue? GameOn Founder…
Episode 4 - Conversational UX Writing : Test, learn & play! by Open Dialogues • A podcast on Anchor
In the 4th episode of the Open Dialogues podcast, we talk about the ins and outs of Conversational UX Writing with expert Gladys Diandoki. Gladys takes us on an exhilarating journey at the intersection of content design and conversation design, exploring:
* What exactly is UX writing
* What does the UX writing process look like (in theory and for real)
* How inclusion & accessibility impact the success of your conversational application
* What are some preferred tools for content & conversation design
* How can content designers & conversation designers work together to create amazing experiences
Upcoming Events
The AI Summit London | The World's Largest AI Event For Business
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Conversational Commerce in 2022 Tickets, Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 11:00 AM | Eventbrite
Eventbrite - Conversational Collective presents Conversational Commerce in 2022 - Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - Find event and ticket information.
NVIDIA DLI offers selected instructor-led workshops to the general public. Individual developers can gain access to world-class, industry-leading courses in artificial intelligence, accelerated computing, and data science.
Conversation Design Festival 2nd Edition 2021 - Nov 30 | Hopin
The 2nd edition Conversation Design Festival was announced this week by the Conversation Design Institute. Sign up early, while you can.
Total Economic Impact of Conversational AI - Driving 181% ROI with Rasa Webinar
Sign up for our upcoming webinar where we will be joined by a Forrester consultant who will take us through a Total Economic Impact (TEI) report of Rasa.
Closing notes
I hope you enjoyed Issue #5. Hoping that this builds and improves with every issue. Let me know your thoughts by DM on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram or even TikTok (not that I have worked that one out yet!).
Have a great week ahead!
Martyn, Founder @ bot-jobs.com
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