Include Pre-installed Voice assistant software for Linux Mint

[ylevental]

Microsoft has Cortana, Apple has Siri, Android has Assistant. Now it's our turn.

Don't just focus on functionality, also include easter eggs like making it sing songs on command.

[MintBean]

I vote against-
1. Privacy. Those assistants you mention connect to a server to do the voice recognition (and probably more). I don't want Mint sharing that data or having those connections by default.
2. The state of open source voice recognition is not great.
3. Bloat.

[lyndave]

I am with mint bean on this one.
once you start heading down this track, you start losing your privacy and it is bloat ware and spyware

[ylevental]

I vote against-
1. Privacy. Those assistants you mention connect to a server to do the voice recognition (and probably more). I don't want Mint sharing that data or having those connections by default.
2. The state of open source voice recognition is not great.
3. Bloat.

I see where you stand on this . It's sad because I really like their functionality. I think it could still be useful, but as a non-default accessibility setting.

[phd21]

Hi "ylevental",

I just read your post and the good replies to it. Here are my thoughts on this as well.

I agree with other responders, that there is some risk in using a service like this ...

FYI: There are these options available to use:

Sirius has been renamed to Lucida.

Sirius [1] is an open end-to-end standalone speech and vision based intelligent personal assistant (IPA) similar to Apple’s Siri, Google’s Google Now, Microsoft’s Cortana, and Amazon’s Echo.

http://sirius.clarity-lab.org/

Mycroft: Linux’s Own AI
https://www.linux.com/news/mycroft-linuxs-own-ai

Mycroft - This Open-Source AI Voice Assistant Is Challenging Siri and Alexa for Market Superiority
https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthunckl ... 3fad613ec0

How to Install the New Mycroft Assistant on Linux and Gnome Shell
https://www.maketecheasier.com/install- ... ome-shell/

Jasper is an open source platform for developing always-on, voice-controlled applications
https://jasperproject.github.io/

Is there an Intelligent Personal Assistant available in Ubuntu?
https://askubuntu.com/questions/785486/ ... -in-ubuntu

How to get Google Assistant on your Windows, Mac, or Linux Machine
https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-g ... x-machine/

Interesting alternative
Betty: Friendly English-like interface for your command line. Don't remember a command? Ask Betty.
https://github.com/pickhardt/betty

Install Betty
http://www.ktechpit.com/ubuntu/install- ... ntu-linux/


Hope this helps ...

[jimallyn]

I have an Android phone, and I guess it has something like that, but I've never felt any need for it. I do find the voice entry of text is quite convenient, though.