Virtual Assistant

A voice-driven AI interface (Siri being the canonical example) that lets a user query and act on the world’s information by speaking rather than tapping. In What You Don’t Know About The Headphone Jack, the thesis is that Airpods turn Siri into an always-on virtual assistant — “tap your headphones to instantly search the world’s information” — the front door to the voice-first, augmented reality endgame.

Where this appears

• What You Don’t Know About The Headphone Jack — Siri-as-always-on-assistant cast as the next interface, paired with AR as the voice-first endgame.