Siri
Siri, Inc. was a Silicon Valley startup based in San Jose, California. Its foundational technology and IP was provided by SRI International, which led the $200M DARPA-funded CALO project. Series A funding was led by Menlo Ventures and Morgenthaler Ventures.
Siri represents a new interaction paradigm for the consumer internet experience.
Origin
Siri is born from the largest Artificial Intelligence project in U.S. history. Years in the making, Siri is being prepared for the Internet by a great team. Siri will be available in a public beta in the first half of 2009.[1]
Acquisition
It was acquired by Apple in 2010. Apple first introduced it via the iPhone 4GS and subsequent iOS update to version 5.0.
Team
Siri is created by an all-star team of designers and engineers drawn from Google, Yahoo, Apple, Motorola, Netscape, RealTravel, SRI, NASA, and Xerox PARC.
SiriKit
- Apple - SiriKit: https://developer.apple.com/sirikit/
External Links
- Big Think Small Screen: http://vimeo.com/9221827
- Semantic Web start-up SIRI uncloaked: http://blogs.zdnet.com/semantic-web/?p=211
- Start-up developing new Web interaction paradigm: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10065136-2.html
- Siri selected as the Most Innovative Web Technology at SXSW 2010: http://siri.com/blog/the_most_innovative_web_technology_at_sxsw
- Why Siri Is a Google Killer: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2011/10/28/why-siri-is-a-google-killer/
- BREAKING NEWS - Siri bought by Apple: http://scobleizer.com/2010/04/28/breaking-news-siri-bought-by-apple/
- Apple Suspends 'Grading' Of Siri Users' Commands: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/338903/apple-suspends-grading-of-siri-users-commands.html
References
- ↑ SIRI - http://siri.com/
- ↑ Can Siri be invoked programmatically within my app using private APIs?: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18649602/can-siri-be-invoked-programmatically-within-my-app-using-private-apis
- ↑ Apple opens up Siri to app developers: https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/13/11916972/apple-siri-api-app-support-announced-wwdc-2016
- ↑ How Siri works in iOS 10 for third-party apps: Rich integration with six kinds of application: https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/14/how-siri-works-in-ios-10-for-third-party-apps-rich-integration-with-six-kinds-of-application/
- ↑ An API for Siri: https://notes.nevan.net/an-api-for-siri-831abf62dc73
- ↑ New report details Siri API, Apple’s Google Now, ‘Browse Around Me’ in Maps and more iOS 9 stuff: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/05/27/siri-api-maps-browse-around-me/
See Also
Apple | iPhone | iOS | Speech Recognition | Voice Recognition | STT/TTS | Nuance | AI
