Users intimidated by human-like virtual assistants, claim researchers

Nicholas Fearn
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People don't want to appear stupid in front of so-called smart assistants, suggest researchers

Smart device users will avoid using human-like virtual assistants for fear of looking "dumb" for asking stupid questions, according to research by psychologists.  In recent years, virtual assist...

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