News Apple Patent Says That the Company Is Teaching Siri How to Read Lips The patent application, titled "Keyword Detection Using Motion Sensing," outlines a system where data from motion sensors, like accelerometers and gyroscopes, is used to record a user's mouth, face, head, and neck movements as they speak a command.
News Apple to Drop 'Hey' From the 'Hey Siri' Trigger Phrase The tech giant has been working on this for months, and is expected to release the change next year or the year after, if all goes according to plan. As Mark Gurman noted, the change requires a significant amount of AI training and underlying engineering work.
BigTech Who Are the Top Acquirers of AI Companies? Four out of the five largest buying companies are American, according to a report by analyst firm GlobalData. Ireland-based Accenture was the only non-US company in the top-5 list.