This wild video shows what could be the future of mobile voice assistants

Imagine a world where you can look at something, ask a question about it, and immediately get an answer. That’s exactly what researchers at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University are developing. The project is called WorldGaze, and it’s pretty amazing.

According to the team, WorldGaze “enhances mobile voice interaction with real-world gaze location.” Holding a WorldGaze-equipped smartphone out in front of you lets you use various voice assistants to engage with your surroundings without providing any additional context.

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