Thanks to artificial intelligence "Alice" perfectly recognizes natural speech (both oral and written). You can chat with her on various topics. Answers to questions are spoken out loud by the program and also displayed on the screen. You can download Yandex Alice for free for your computer or phone using the direct links below, where the latest versions of the program are located.

System requirements for your computer

• System: Windows 10, Windows 8 (8.1) or Windows 7 with x86/x64 architecture support.

• System: Android 5.0 and above | iOS 9.0 and higher.

• PThe stability of the program has been improved.

High technologies are developing at a rapid pace and every day necessary and attractive new products appear on the market of digital goods and services. The Alice voice assistant from Yandex is a real breakthrough in computer networks.

Our article today will be about this amazing brainchild of programmers. We tried to consider all the innovations in technology and descriptions of functionality, and many other important points in this material.

The history of the creation and launch of Alice

So, let’s meet: Alice, a voice assistant from Yandex. This application manages to successfully simulate live conversational speech (both oral and written), giving advice and answers to questions posed by reproducing them by voice or writing on the screen. The creators of this miracle confidently declare this program as the most advanced digital assistant, which has an unlimited number of response phrases, which pleasantly distinguishes it from other analogues in the Internet space.

You can even just chat with a virtual young lady. Type the command “Alice, let’s chat” and enjoy communicating with the computer mind. This has become a new entertainment for numerous visitors to social networks, where they post fragments of especially funny dialogues.

Not so long ago - in the spring of 2017 - a beta version of the speech assistant of the Yandex search engine appeared. After all the testing and improvements, the service was officially launched in October of the same year. V.V. also communicated with this voice assistant. Putin, when he visited the Yandex office.

How the testing went

The creation of a virtual voice application is associated with the idea of ​​​​implementing advanced assistance functions for users to search for the necessary information on the Internet. Ideally, the assistant should understand verbal commands and respond to them accurately.

The development of technologies underlying such services is not characterized by maximum perfection. But even the level at which they are currently able to impress with their functionality.
Alice, Yandex's voice assistant, is capable of communicating in a question-answer format. And at the same time, she finds the answer to many questions in the same Yandex.

Using a huge number of phrases selected from search queries in Yandex, this voice assistant gives the impression of artificial intelligence.

What principles and technologies is the program based on?

Today, this application has been implemented everywhere, which allows it to be used by all owners of smartphones, tablets and other gadgets. And now the voice assistant in Russian “Alice” has significantly expanded the boundaries of its use.
The program uses some sound parameters as the main algorithms for human speech recognition. For example, the frequency and length of sound waves (or a single sound wave) at a certain point in time are recognized and recorded.

Based on artificial intelligence and using neural connection technologies, Alice fits perfectly into the company of other services from Yandex. The neural networks that are included in the voice assistant’s technology platform are trained by interacting with users. This is what became the basis for the “advancement” of the new assistant in modern youth slang. Additionally, when creating this brainchild of science, the technology of machine learning and building neural connections was actively used.

Where and how to enable voice assistant Alice

To start using this application you need:
Download the application for your computer or laptop

For smartphones, it can be downloaded from Google Play or AppStore.
To install, run the downloaded distribution.
After this, you need to click on the blue button next to the microphone icon.


By speaking requests into the microphone, the user will receive a voice response from Alice and also responses in text format. If the program does not have an answer, it smoothly redirects the user to the relevant Yandex page.
When the application is installed, the following picture will appear on the device screen:


The welcome phrase “Hello, I’m Alice, your voice assistant” indicates that the application is ready to start working. Then we press the microphone and voice our question. We advise you to pronounce phrases clearly and not “swallow” sounds. Otherwise, the program may misinterpret the question and, accordingly, give a not entirely relevant answer.
To call a new assistant, use the panel that appears at the bottom of the screen.

When using the assistant on a personal computer, you additionally have the opportunity to configure the basic parameters of the program. Right-click on the voice assistant panel. You are in the program settings. Now install all the features of Alice for yourself for ease of use.

To start a conversation, launch the app and say “Hi Alice” (or press the microphone button).

When you click 👎, Alice suggests reporting the problem to the developers. If you pressed 👎 by mistake or change your mind about complaining, select No, everything is fine.

Alice doesn't understand me

If Alice does not correctly recognize your words (the text that you said appears on the screen is not the same), try moving the microphone closer and saying the phrase more clearly. If Alice is still showing the wrong text, press 👎 and select an option My speech was not recognized. In mobile applications, text can be entered manually - to do this, click the keyboard icon on Alice's screen.

If your speech is recognized correctly, but Alice answers incorrectly or clearly does not understand the question, press 👎 and select the option The answer doesn't match the question.

Alice pronounces words incorrectly

To tell the developers about a pronunciation error, click 👎 under Alice's answer and select an option The text is spoken incorrectly.

Alice is rude

Alice tries to answer each question individually - there is no strict correspondence between question and answer. An answer that is inappropriate for the context may offend or seem like a bad joke. Please let us know by clicking 👎 under Alice's answer and selecting the option you want (e.g. The answer is offensive or insulting).

Add to calendar 07/30/2019 18:30 07/30/2019 21:00 Europe/Moscow Alice, let's chat about testing St. Petersburg, Piskarevsky prospect, 2k2Shch, Yandex office, 5th floor

Alice, let's chat about testing

Program

• Participants

On July 30, the St. Petersburg office of Yandex will host the event “Alice, let’s chat about testing.”
It's 2019, we are surrounded by voice assistants - including Alice from Yandex. Alice is available in various services and smart devices - not only in speakers. The meeting will allow you to learn about the entire ecosystem around the voice assistant, about the smart home and solutions from other companies. Central topic: testing of such systems, its features and main challenges. In between reports, you will be able to chat with speakers and other developers from the Alice team.

Registration is required. We will offer all invitees to complete the task of testing the assistant - the winners will receive smart speakers from us.