The Alexa-Cortana Deadly Duo is Released for Public
They say that two is company. Little did we know that the same applies to personal digital assistants too! When Microsoft and Amazon declared last year that they would be collaborating to roll out an Alexa and Cortana crossover, it seemed like a goal of the distant future. However, when the Alexa-Cortana partnership went live, it sent the tech world in an excited tizzy. Now you can interact with Cortana on Echo devices and summon Alexa over Windows 10 devices. Echo users will have to log into their Microsoft accounts to access Cortana. Furthermore, before accessing any controls offered by the other voice assistant, you will have to ask your current assistant to open the other. Once you give the command, irrespective of the device environment, your voice data will be collected by the assistant’s respective cloud. The mega corporations understand that the two AIs can mutually learn from each other’s strengths. This includes Cortana getting a lesson from Alexa in controlling smar...