Every decade it seems that a new computing interaction paradigm emerges. In the 1990s it was the Web, Mobiles set the agenda in the 2000s, while in our current decade we’ve seen a continued shift towards first generation Assistants such as Alexa and Siri. However, with 2020 looming, we’re now experiencing a race to create a single interface for the user – and the Virtual Assistant era is upon us.
With Opus Research forecasting that spending on Enterprise Intelligent Assistants is set to quadruple over the next four years it’s clear that – when it comes to deploying today’s increasingly smart Virtual Assistant solutions – it’s no longer a matter of if but when.
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