“Now I’m asking questions here”: voice assistant Alice was taught to communicate in a new way

Yandex decided to celebrate the five-year anniversary of its voice assistant Alice. The company added

an interesting function dedicated to a significant date.
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So, now the assistant can not only answer the user's questions, but also ask them on their own. For Alice to become the initiator of the dialogue, it is enough to tell her “Alice, happy birthday!”.

At the same time, which question will be received inthe answer is unknown. The thing is that AI algorithms work in such a way that the question is unique for each user and adapts based on his history of communication with the assistant.

The company noted that with each question and each answer, the newly introduced functionality will evolve.