[LINK] Google 'Ambient Computing'

[Stephen Loosley]

David writes,

>> Shodjai did not explain how users will end a Continuous Match Mode session.
>>
> ... or with a hammer.

Nailed it in one, David. 😊

As The Register news item advises ..

> Google has introduced "continuous match mode" on its voice-powered Assistant
> platform, where it will listen to everything without pausing. The goal is "Ambient
> Computing", where you can interact with the big G anywhere and at any time, so
> pervasively that you don’t notice it. Continuous Match Mode touches on an area
> of debate which is the extent Assistant devices listen in on conversations without
> specifically being asked to do so.  "Sometimes you want to build experiences that
> enable the mic to remain open, to enable users to speak more naturally, without
> waiting for a change in mic state," said Shodjai at the summit and developer post.
>
> .. This is a reminder of how Google Assistant is entwined with the notion that you
> give Google your data in return for personalised experiences (and) the mode isn’t
> yet publicly documented.