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April 1, 2020
Why voice is much bigger than smart speakersWhen people think of voice, most think smart speakers. In fact, more people use voice on mobile phones and in cars than smart speakers.
In 2018, there were 250 billion voice searches on mobile and other voice devices and that number is growing rapidly as people learn that asking is faster than typing. Voice search and verbal commands have become far more accurate than just a few years ago when many people were disenchanted with early iterations of services like Apple’s Siri.
We sat down with the leading voice on voice, Bret Kinsella, founder and CEO of Voicebot.ai to talk about where voice is going.
Among other things, we get into how podcasts can do better on smart speakers, why radio stations need skills and how to improve voice search.
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