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Changes we're making to Google Assistant (blog.google)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] stepintomydojo 1 points 11 months ago

I would define the core capability as "takes audio, extracts meaning, matches to intent, executes intent". Everything else is an implementation of a specific intent/action. Some of them are likely fragile and depend on integration APIs that may be changing or going away.

Ultimately, yes, it is corporate-speak to sugarcoat what looks like a net negative for users at the current time with nebulous claims of a better future.