We start with alexa. Love it or hate it, you could soon be hearing a lot more from amazons talking Virtual Assistant. The tech giants unveiled a huge push to get more of us using it, building alexa into a range of gadgets from glasses to earphones and even a ring. Youll even be able to give it a celebrity voice. More on that in a moment. But first, artificial intelligence, whether its alexa, or apples siri or google assistant, is entering our homes and lives at a rapid pace, all the while gathering such valuable data on our habits. Now, by 2024, the global Smart Home Market could be worth as much as 151 billion. One in six americans now have a Smart Speaker in their home, that is a 28 rise since the beginning of 2017. And so far that industry is dominated by amazon. It has around 75 of the Smart Speaker market, with its biggest rival google lagging way behind. Its hoping to grow that market share even further by giving the devices a voice that we know and trust. Just like we practised,
Artists with the Open AIR program made work at American Prairie, the Missoula Public Library, and more. The paintings, video animation, prints and textiles are on view at the ZACC.
The crowdfunding company’s organizing effort was divisive but still remains a landmark moment in the tech labor movement. Simone Stolzoff looks back at the union process that proved influential on the industry in this adaptation from his book, The Good Enough Job.