Desktop Voice Assistant

Abstract

Abstract: The primary goal of trending technology artificial intelligence (AI) is to realize natural human-machine dialogue. Various IT-based companies also utilized dialogue networks technology to create various types of Virtual Personal Assistants focused on their products and areas for expanding human-machine contact, such as Alexa, Cortana, Google's Assistant, Siri and so more. Just like the Microsoft voice assistant named 'Cortana', we designed our virtual assistant which performs basic tasks based on the instruction provided to it on the Windows platform using Python. Here, Python is used as a scripting language as it has a large library that is used to perform instructions. Using Python packages, a personalized virtual assistant recognizes and processes the user's voice. Voice assistants are a fantastic advancement in the sector of Artificial Intelligence that can transform people's lives in a variety of ways. The voice-based assistant was initially given on cellphones and quickly gained popularity. It was widely acknowledged by all. Previously, voice assistants were largely found in smartphones and laptops, but they are now increasingly available in various home automation setups and smart speakers. Many technologies seem to become wiser in their very own way, allowing them to converse with humans in a simple language. Desktop voice assistants are programme that can identify people's speech and answer through an integrated speech system. This paper will outline how different voice assistants work, as well as their primary challenges and limitations. The way of developing a voice-based assistant without requiring cloud services is discussed in this paper, which would promote the future growth of such devices. Keywords: Voice Assistant, Speech Recognition, Python, Smtplib, Automation.