The Dawn of the Conversational Interface

With a conversational interface, people can speak to their smartphones and other smart devices in a natural way in order to obtain information, access Web services, issue commands, and engage in general chat. This chapter presents some examples of conversational interfaces and reviews technological advances that have made conversational interfaces possible. Following this, there is an overview of the technologies that make up a conversational interface.

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