Viv is a discontinued
intelligent personal assistant created by the developers of
Siri
Siri ( , backronym: Speech Interpretation and Recognition Interface) is a digital assistant purchased, developed, and popularized by Apple Inc., which is included in the iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, Apple TV, audioOS, and visionOS operating sys ...
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History
It debuted on May 9, 2016, at
TechCrunch Disrupt New York.
Compared to Siri, the software's platform is open and can accommodate external plug-ins written to work with the assistant. It can also handle more complex queries.
The development team has been working on the software since 2012
and had raised over $22 million in funding by early 2015
and $30 million by early 2016.
On October 5, 2016, the software and its developer, Viv Labs, Inc. (formerly Six Five Labs, Inc.) was acquired by
Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (SEC; stylized as SΛMSUNG; ) is a South Korean multinational major appliance and consumer electronics corporation founded on 13 January 1969 and headquartered in Yeongtong District, Suwon, South Korea. It is curr ...
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The following month, it was revealed that a personal assistant software would be available on the
Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+.
This, however, turned out to be
Bixby, which was a relaunch of
S Voice, rather than based on Viv. In October 2017, Samsung announced Viv Labs technology would be integrated into Bixby 2.0.
Patents
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See also
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Amazon Alexa
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Bixby (virtual assistant)
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Cortana (software)
Cortana was a virtual assistant developed by Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company, technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975, the company beca ...
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Google Assistant
Google Assistant is a virtual assistant software application developed by Google that is primarily available on home automation and mobile devices. Based on artificial intelligence, Google Assistant can engage in two-way conversations, unlike ...
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Mycroft
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Siri
Siri ( , backronym: Speech Interpretation and Recognition Interface) is a digital assistant purchased, developed, and popularized by Apple Inc., which is included in the iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, Apple TV, audioOS, and visionOS operating sys ...
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Clova (virtual assistant)
Clova is an intelligent personal assistant for Android and iOS operating systems developed by Naver Corporation. NAVER introduced its artificial intelligence platform CLOVA (short for cloud virtual assistant) in March 2017. Over time, NAVER ...
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