SIRI
RISING
Google’s assistant is going a
step further, volunteering information before it’s even been
asked. Google Now masters its users’ routines so it can proactively
fetch game updates for sports fans
or advise users to leave early for a
meeting due to traffic. (As Google
chairman Eric Schmidt, “[People]
want Google to tell them what
they should be doing next.”)
A few years from now, as you
walk through the mall, your virtual assistant will tell you where
to shop for shoes by factoring in
your wardrobe, time frame and
cash flow. When you step into a
store, you consult the options the
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