Decade of Voice Assistants

General but simplified history, worth a look. Platforms have been constructed, with lots of users.  Now how will they filled with meaningful assistance? How close to general AI will that evolve to?  How will it change the workplace and home?

The Decade of Voice Assistant Revolution
 By Eric Hall Schwartz in Voicebot.ai

The last 10 years have utterly transformed how people think about voice technology. From limited uses in just a few outlets, voice assistants are now integrating into every part of people’s lives. To encapsulate everything that has happened in ten years, we’ve picked a notable event from each year of the last decade to highlight and show how they marked a milestone in the way voice assistants have evolved and spread.  .... "