An event or moment · 2011 · Virtual worlds
The assistant arrives
A voice assistant on every phone, addressing the user by name, knowing the user's calendar, and present in the home.
The crossover entry point. The assistant is not a celebrity and is not a friend, but it is a presence that knows you, and the relationship forms anyway and is categorised as neither friendship nor tool use.
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