During this morning, Spanish time, various specialized US media reported on a possible new Yahoo application It would be a voice assistant in the purest style Siri, the curious and sometimes hilarious voice capable of solving almost any doubt from the users of iPhone However, shortly after, these same media have had to partially deny the information, indicating that said application is nothing more than a prototype, but stating that Yahoo might be interested in having such a tool.
The alarm went off when a demo video was leaked to different newsrooms. It was a video of dubious professional quality but it showed the operation of a very capable tool, at least while driving. Similar to the Facebook messaging system with its characteristic bubbles, this wizard offers an information window on the desktop of a terminal Android when issuing a command. All this with the prevailing, albeit incorrect, Yahoo logo always on screen. Thus for several minutes in which the possibilities of voice recognition and artificial intelligence are shown.
However, a short time later it has been denied that this application belongs to Yahoo, although that does not mean that it has nothing to do . The specialized medium TechCrunch has been in charge of investigating and solving the mystery by finding the real developer of this application.It is a startup or small company focused on speech recognition called Robin Labs. A company that is developing this platform thinking of offering brands and large companies a visual and sound interface to contact their customers. Hence the appearance of Yahoo on the scene. But there is more.
This application would not have been raised by this company, despite having demonstrated its entrepreneurial and innovative spirit this year. However, those responsible for Robin Labs, and of the aforementioned application/assistant, do confirm having engaged in conversations with Yahoo Hence the use of its logo as a demonstration for this great company, showing the possibilities of this assistant. Information that leads to the logical question about whether Yahoo would not really have this tool.
According to the outlet TechCrunch, the person in charge of Robin Labs You can only say that you have a conversation going with Yahoo, without being able to confirm the purchase intention of this great company about the application or the startup itself Robin Labs At the moment only this story is known, which could well lead to a new purchase by Yahoo , whose manager, Marissa Mayer,has shown that she is willing to pull out all the stops to rebuild and renew this classic company that began in the Internet world as a directory.
At the moment Yahoo has not ruled on the matter. However, the possible interest in having tools for portable devices is hinted at. Proof of this are its renewed email applications or the award-winning application to find out the status of the weather For now we will have to wait and see if Yahoo bets on also having a voice assistant
