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Some months ago, I wrote about the need for Voice recognition to catch up with iris and fingerprint as a means of unique identification . I concluded that article by asking, “The next question is, Who will be the first to conquer this frontier? Who will make voice recognition truly secure?” News flash! Google Home has made voice recognition authentication possible.
Voice Recognition Authentication is a necessity
Before now, regular voice recognition meant the system obeys commands as long as it can understand what is said. The speech could come from anyone, but as long as it was understood, it obeyed. With Voice Recognition Authentication, the voice of the speaker is authenticated. As such, my smartphone will not respond to your commands even if it understands what you say.
It is not difficult to see why voice recognition authentication is a necessity, really: we are not ready to interact with artificial intelligence in full until we can do it by talking and having our individual voices recognized. That is how we interact primarily with other humans. We talk, and our voices get recognized.
Between fingerprint, iris and voice recognition, voice is the only one with the ability to combine the easiest level of interaction and authentication at the same time. You are your voice.
Imagine Iron Man without the ability to interact with JARVIS (Just A Rather Very Intelligent System) via voice. No, no, no. See what I mean? Mark Zuckerberg built an AI assistant for his own home. That kind of system will work at a whole new level with voice authentication thrown into the mix.
Google Home Adds Voice Recognition Authentication
Google Home now recognises up to 6 different voices. It distinguishes your voice from your sister’s or your wife’s. Four of you can be having a conversation and the system will recognise commands and queries from only you. That is just awesome – and the recognition is done in milliseconds – just like it happens with humans.
Google says this new voice recognition authentication feature has started rolling out for Google Home users in the United States already. The United Kingdom will be next. Hopefully, the rest of the world will get it before the down of the next century.
New Frontiers On The Way
You can expect to see more apps and services deploy voice recognition authentication as artificial intelligence systems keep being pushed out. This cannot arrive at our smartphones long enough, and when it does, we are inches closer to smartphones finally going almost 100% hands-free. The implications of that are huge. Think of the convenience and the new applications that can be built into mobile devices. There is a whole new level of everything waiting out there.
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Author:Mister Mobility
Digital Skills and Communication Coach | Mobile Phone Connoisseur since 2001 | Tech Blogging since 2004
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Car or auto insurance may not sound so important to you. Like most people, you probably grudgingly settle for a third party policy each year because it costs less. But perhaps you need to reconsider this. I have a personal experience to share that illustrates the importance of having a comprehensive car insurance policy on your vehicle.
I grew up learning about automobile insurance from dad’s cars. From the time I could understand it, I noticed that he always had auto insurance on his cars. The concept is quite nifty – pay a small annual premium to the insurance company so that should there be an accident, the insurance company bears the cost of repairs.
If you never have an accident, the insurance company keeps the money. If you do, the insurance company comes to your rescue. It works similar to health insurance. All insurance works that way. Do note that there are two main types of car insurance – third party and comprehensive.
- Comprehensive vs 3rd Party Insurance for Cars
- My Car Insurance Story
- Comprehensive Car Insurance Saved The Day
Comprehensive vs 3rd Party Insurance for Cars
A third party policy protects you against the claims of another party – which is why it is called “third party”. If you damage someone else’s car, your insurance company will cover the costs of that person’s car but not yours. You take care of your own bills. A comprehensive policy covers the cost, minus your deductible, of repairing or replacing your car.
Naturally, a 3rd party insurance cover costs much less than a comprehensive cover. As such, what most people have on their cars is a third party car insurance policy. However, it is a good idea to count the cost before deciding which of the two to take up.
My Car Insurance Story
Some nine (9) years ago, several years after we had been paying for comprehensive car insurance without any incident, something happened. Something mega. I was driving along a dual carriageway one workday morning. It was still dawn. Everything seemed to be well with the world. I had just dropped my wife for work and was heading back when suddenly I saw a pair of headlamps flash my way from across the carriageway.
The vehicle that hurtled my way crossed the divider and rammed into my car. A quick impulsive response on my part probably saved my life, as I found out later. There was a lot of noise, some darkness, loss of orientation on my part, and then finally silence.
My head cleared momentarily and I struggled to get out of the car, but the driver’s door was jammed. It wouldn’t open. I crawled out through the front passenger’s side and took a look at the car before sitting on the kerb. My car was hanging on the divider. The front axle was totally destroyed and the entire left side was gone. The car was a wreck. The vehicle that hit me was a commercial bus. It now rested in the middle of the road some distance away.
Comprehensive Car Insurance Saved The Day
I called for help and we were able to take photographs of the situation and make an insurance claim on the car. What we had was a comprehensive auto insurance policy. It took some weeks, but the insurance company came through. Because the car was a write-off, we were paid an amount close to the market value of the vehicle at the time, which made it possible for us to replace the car.
Without that comprehensive car insurance policy, we would have ended up in a fix. A third party policy wouldn’t have helped with fixing the car or getting a replacement. With a third party insurance cover, we would have been responsible for fixing or replacing the car. If you can afford it, you really should get a comprehensive car insurance cover. You can even get one online these days.
Whether you are resident in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, or anywhere else in the world, the principles of car insurance are the same, and you are better off with a comprehensive insurance plan over a 3rd party plan. Speak with your insurance company today.
Author:Mister Mobility
Digital Skills and Communication Coach | Mobile Phone Connoisseur since 2001 | Tech Blogging since 2004
