Why Voice Assistants Matter in South Africa with Xola dos Santos

In this talk, "Why Voice Assistants Matter in South Africa," Xola will highlight the importance of voice technologies in empowering users. We'll cover key design principles, explore local challenges, and discuss how to build trust and clarity in voice interactions. Xola also provide insights into voice assistant cloud architecture and will conclude with live demos of popular voice models.

🗣️ The speaker
Xola dos Santos is a Product Engineering Manager with over a decade of experience in software development. With a strong background in Artificial Intelligence and cloud technologies, he has led innovative, creative software projects more recently at Accenture Song for Audi, MTN and other large corporates.

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