Are you a Python coder looking for a simple way to dip your toes into the artificial intelligence waters? A new open source virtual assistant project may be just what you're looking for.

Rather than plug into an existing system, he rolled his own by combining open source packages for controlling his various smart devices with the aptly named SpeechRecognition library for Python.

I hired a virtual assistant after I realized how overwhelmed I was with work. Asking for help was hard, but it's been so worth it.

Gatebox AI is an unusual virtual assistant that involves a projected CGI character kind-of trapped in a jar -- with voice controls! The sales pitch is that this virtual assistant will give the ...

Russian search giant Yandex has unveiled its virtual assistant Alice. Like Alexa or Siri, Alice provides users with directions, weather forecasts and news as well as incorporating access to other ...

By combining the strengths of both human and AI assistants, businesses can achieve a level of efficiency and productivity that was previously unattainable.

Mercedes says its virtual assistant transforms the "car-driver relationship." The artificially intelligent computer KITT from "Knight Rider" could do it all -- drive solo, speak to humans, land ...