<p><b><u>The gripping inside story of the race to build conversationally capable computers</u></b><br><br><b><i>Chat with the author: ask your Alexa device to ¿open the voice computing book¿</i><br>__________________<br><br></b><i>The next great technological disruption is coming.</i><br><br>The titans of Silicon Valley are racing to build the last, best computer that the world will ever need. Whoever successfully creates it will revolutionise our relationship with technology ¿ and make billions of dollars in the process. It is known as conversational AI.<br><br>For years, computers that can speak and think like humans have been on the verge of becoming a reality. Now, James Vlahos introduces the researchers at Google, Amazon and Apple who are leading the way to a voice tech revolution. And he reveals how their discoveries will transform every sector of society ¿ from revolutionising how we use the internet, to transforming our understanding of consciousness.<br><br>Vlahos¿s research l