Viv_(software)
Viv (software)
Intelligent personal assistant software
Viv is a discontinued intelligent personal assistant created by the developers of Siri.
| Developer(s) | Viv Labs, Inc. (subsidiary of Samsung Electronics) |
|---|---|
| Type | Intelligent personal assistant |
| Website | viv |
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It debuted on May 9, 2016, at TechCrunch Disrupt New York.[1][2] Compared to Siri, the software's platform is open and can accommodate external plug-ins written to work with the assistant. It can also handle more complex queries.[3] The development team has been working on the software since 2012[4][5] and had raised over $22 million in funding by early 2015[6] and $30 million by early 2016.[7]
On October 5, 2016, the software and its developer, Viv Labs, Inc. (formerly Six Five Labs, Inc.) was acquired by Samsung Electronics.[8][9]
The following month, it was revealed that a personal assistant software would be available on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+.[10] This, however, turned out to be Bixby, which was a relaunch[citation needed] of S Voice, rather than based on Viv. In October 2017, Samsung announced Viv Labs technology would be integrated into Bixby 2.0.[11]
- Mark Gabel, Christopher Brigham, Adam Cheyer, Dag Kittlaus. "US 20140380263 A1: Dynamically evolving cognitive architecture system based on third-party developers". Six Five Labs, Inc. Google Patents.
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- Jacob Kastrenakes (May 4, 2016). "Siri's creators will unveil their new AI bot on Monday". The Verge. Vox Media.
- Elizabeth Dwoskin (May 4, 2016). "Siri's creators say they've made something better that will take care of everything for you". Washington Post.
- Ben Popper (May 9, 2016). "The creators of Siri just showed off their next AI assistant, Viv, and it's incredible". The Verge. Vox Media.
- "Siri's Inventors Are Building a Radical New AI That Does Anything You Ask". WIRED. August 12, 2014.
- John H. Richardson (April 28, 2015). "Viv Is a New Artificial Intelligence from the Inventors of Siri". Esquire.
- "Viv, Built By Siri's Creators, Scores $12.5 Million For An AI Technology That Can Teach Itself". TechCrunch. AOL. February 20, 2015.
- Zoë Corbyn (January 31, 2016). "Meet Viv: the AI that wants to read your mind and run your life". the Guardian.
- Panzarino, Matthew (October 5, 2016). "Samsung acquires Viv, a next-gen AI assistant built by the creators of Apple's Siri". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- "Viv Labs, Inc.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- "Samsung to launch AI digital assistant service for Galaxy S8". Reuters. November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- "Samsung unveils Bixby 2.0 with long-awaited Viv Labs integration". VentureBeat. October 18, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2023.