When man's word is machine's command
By Ma Si | China Daily | Updated: 2017-07-24 07:43
Voice recognition technology evolves rapidly in China, spawning new business lines
Shortly after reaching home from a long day's work, Ma Bin, 30, a software engineer in Beijing, walks into his flat's living room and, in Alibaba's "Open Sesame" style in One Thousand and One Nights, says to a remote controller on the sofa, "Let's Talk".
Presto, his internet-connected TV "hears" his command, switches itself on automatically in utter obedience and begins beaming Ma's favorite TV show magically.
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