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Virtual Assistant

Hannah Fry delves into the inner workings of virtual assistants, such as Amazon鈥檚 Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri, which are now found in almost half of all UK homes.

Hannah Fry delves into the inner workings of virtual assistants like Amazon鈥檚 Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri, which are now found in almost half of all UK homes.

Hannah goes behind the scenes with Alexa鈥檚 chief scientist, reveals how secret technology invented to hunt U-boats led to their targeted hearing and discovers modern wireless networks' debt to a 1940s Hollywood star.

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58 minutes

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Music Played

  • Phil Collins

    In the Air Tonight

  • Daft Punk

    Around The World

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Hannah Fry
Series Producer Eileen Inkson
Executive Producer Paul Overton

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