Protecting privacy and open competition with Almond: An open-source virtual assistant

Monica S. Lam, Giovanni Campagna, Silei Xu, Michael Fischer, Mehrad Moradshahi

Abstract: Will Alexa and Google Assistant become the duopoly platforms on which consumers reach web services and IoTs verbally? With open and collaborative research, we can build the best open-source virtual assistant to ensure choice, privacy, and open competition.