How we built the HeyMercedes Voice Assistant with Mihai Antonescu

Kane Simms
January 27, 2021
in Podcast

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Mihai Antonescu, Group Product Manager, Experience AI at Mercedes-Benz is one of the brains behind the stand-out Hey Mercedes voice assistant.

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Building the HeyMercedes voice assistant

Mihai Antonescu joins us to discuss the history of voice at Mercedes, the origins of the HeyMercedes voice assistant and the process for building it.

You’ll also learn tips and tricks that’ll help you put together your approach to creating your own assistant, as well as how to understand and measure the business value voice assistants can bring.

Mihai asked us before the show to challenge him with our questions, and we certainly hope we did.

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How we built the HeyMercedes Voice Assistant with Mihai Antonescu

AVAILABLE ON ALL PODCAST PLAYERS.

Apple podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | CastBox | Spreaker | TuneIn | Breaker | Stitcher | PlayerFM | iHeartRadio

Building the HeyMercedes voice assistant

Links

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