"Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most smartphones have a built-in assistant powered by artificial intelligence (AI), whether it's Siri in iPhones or Google Assistant (now Gemini) in Android phones. Inside our homes, though, Amazon Alexa has become the most popular virtual assistant in the US and around the world, as a widely adopted virtual assistant."
"Each time I enter my bedroom's en-suite bathroom, an Echo Dot greets me by turning on the lights and saying, "Hello, gorgeous." The Echo Dot's occupancy sensor detects when someone is near and runs the routine of switching on the lights and saying the phrase. I have a smart wall light switch with a built-in motion sensor that turns on at night each time the headlights of a car are spotted on the window opposite it."
Virtual assistants are becoming as common as smartphones, with phone assistants like Siri and Google Assistant (now Gemini) and home devices dominated by Amazon Alexa. Echo devices are widely adopted across countries and support multiple languages. Alexa enables automated lighting control through sensors and routines, such as occupancy-triggered greetings and motion-detected switches. Routines can be customized for different rooms and functions, allowing multi-room lights-out and coordinated control of smart lights and plugs. These capabilities streamline daily tasks, reduce manual intervention for repetitive triggers, and centralize smart-home device management under voice or routine control.
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