As someone who constantly tells Alexa to be quiet and has little interest in conversing with other voice assistants, I was pleasantly surprised by my experience with Sesame’s new AI assistant “Maya.” Created by a startup led by the former Oculus VR founder, this is the first time I’ve been left wanting more after speaking to a virtual assistant.
Unlike other AI conversations filled with hitches and misunderstandings, chatting with Maya felt like a genuine conversation where I could test its limits. And thanks to its natural-sounding pauses, it was almost like talking to a real person. In fact, compared to past interactions with other advanced voice modes, this felt like we were somewhere much more exciting.
Sesame, the company behind this groundbreaking technology, has received funding from major investors such as Andreessen Horowitz and plans to release AI glasses along with their voice assistant. They also have an impressive dataset of one million hours of audio and are planning on expanding their capabilities to over 20 languages in the near future.
So is Sesame truly “crossing the uncanny valley of conversational voice,” as they claim? Don’t just take my word for it – try it out for yourself and see if you agree. With its potential for revolutionizing how we interact with technology, Sesame is definitely worth keeping an eye on.