About Alan AI®
May 7, 2020

Alan Q1 2020 Business Update

The world is going to change forever post COVID-19. We are preparing Alan for the emerging transformation by enabling Voice in every application.   In Q1, we’ve significantly improved our product, the Alan Platform, a self-service technology platform within easy reach of every developer using any application platform. With Alan, any…
Enterprise
May 7, 2020

Safety of Frontline Utility Workers

In the Post COVID-19 world, every business is conscious about protecting the safety of its employees and customers. This is especially true for the Utility Industry. To this end, the new normal is a Contactless user experience for many business workflows.  Today, Alan Conversational Voice UX can rapidly enhance a…
About Alan AI®
April 20, 2020

Alan Q1 2020 Product Update

Hello all, I hope you’ve all been well. In Q1 the Alan Platform progressed with more improved Spoken Language Understanding and faster debugging of your conversational voice scripts. Here is our new video with an overview of the Alan Platform. Below are key updates:   Spoken Language Understanding (SLU) We’ve…
EducationTechVoice AI
March 27, 2020

Technology and Innovation for Public Safety

The public safety sector is constantly looking for new and better ways to protect cities, infrastructure, businesses, and citizens. What should not be overlooked is the potential of technology to prepare, anticipate, and respond to these needs. In terms of adopting new technology, public safety is considered to be moving…
EducationTechVoice AI
March 23, 2020

Voice AI and COVID-19

Governments are closing borders, prohibiting large gatherings, advocating social-distancing, and encouraging good hygiene. However, if you are an immunocompromised person or live with someone who is, following government guidelines can still be challenging.  One thing we can all do is to limit who and what we touch at home and…
EnterpriseTechVoice AI
March 20, 2020

How to Add Speech Recognition to Your Website

Until recently, it was hard to imagine voice technology surpassing the usability of many real-world applications, in real environments. However, we can already see how speech recognition systems change the way we interact with machines like they do with Siri, Google Assistant, and Cortana. More and more businesses are looking…
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March 13, 2020

Incture and Alan partnership: Bringing Voice AI to Field Asset Management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRTrmnk51RQ&feature=youtu.be Co-founder and CEO of Alan Ramu Sunkara, sat down to talk about how Alan and Incture are bringing the world's first conversational voice experience to field asset management. Together, Incture and Alan have deployed touchless mobile field asset management in the Energy industry with the Murphy Oil IOP application…
EducationTech
March 13, 2020

Types of User Interfaces

The User Interface (UI) is the space where interactions between humans and computers occur; it consists of information output from the machine, as well as a set of control elements for the user to perform certain actions. These interactions enable an efficient system where machines aid the user’s decision-making process…
TechVoice AI
March 4, 2020

What Is a Medical Chatbot?

Healthcare chatbots offer a personalized approach to every user; in ways that can be more  convenient, and efficient that they surpass human capabilities. Let’s take a look at the top health chatbots that are redefining interactive healthcare and how you can use artificial intelligence for your medical business operations.  Table…
EducationTech
February 21, 2020

What is Conversational AI?

The development of conversational AI is a huge step forward for how people interact with computers. The menu, touchscreen, and mouse are all still useful, but it is only a matter of time before the voice-operated interface becomes indispensable to our daily lives. Conversational AI is arguably the most natural…
EducationVoice AI
February 17, 2020

What is a Conversational User Interface (CUI)?

The Evolution of the CUI In many industries, customers and employees need access to relevant, contextual information that is quick and convenient. Conversational User Interfaces (CUIs) enable direct, human-like engagement with computers. It completely transforms the way we interact with systems and applications. CUIs are becoming an increasingly popular tool,…
Education
February 10, 2020

Voice User Experience Patterns for existing Application UI

Alan’s Voice AI Platform allows anyone to enhance their existing application UI with a complete Voice User Experience. Industries including Energy, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Aerospace, and many more are using Alan to add hands-free voice experiences to their applications, and we expect many more to follow. We put together our findings…
Enterprise
January 27, 2020

Touchless Mobile Apps for Oil Well Operations at Murphy Oil

Murphy Oil Corporation is a leading energy company based in Houston, Texas, operating in the asset-intensive energy industry. The production oil wells need frequent planned and unplanned maintenance activities by their field employees. These operational field activities are essential in keeping the oil wells at targeted production capacity as well…
About Alan AI®
January 16, 2020

Alan AI – Vision and outlook for 2020

We wish you all a happy New Year. As we are on the cusp of the New Year, we would like to thank you for all the conversations with us in 2019.  In 2019, Alan AI experienced its most significant transition to validate our product, Alan Conversational Voice AI Platform,…
Education
November 13, 2019

Alan Studio Walkthrough: Part 3

Part 3 The third and final part in our series describing Alan Studio and how to get started with the Alan Platform. Embed Code Once you are happy with your scripts from part one and part two, you can add the Alan Button to your application. Let’s go to the…
Education
November 13, 2019

Alan Studio Walkthrough: Part 2

Part 2 The second in a three part series that describes Alan Studio and how to start with the Alan Platform. If you haven’t read the first part, we highly recommend that you do so here!  Customizing Scripts Let’s continue our work with the Food Ordering demo by asking, “What…
Education
November 7, 2019

Alan Studio Walkthrough: Part 1

Part 1 This is the first in a three part series how to get started with the Alan Platform. If you would like to follow along with this tutorial yourself, all the files necessary will be available on our GitHub, and you can also follow along using this video tutorial!…
Education
October 25, 2019

What is a voice assistant?

A voice assistant is a digital assistant that uses voice recognition, language processing algorithms, and voice synthesis to listen to specific voice commands and return relevant information or perform specific functions as requested by the user. Based on specific commands, sometimes called intents, spoken by the user, voice assistants can…
Education
October 4, 2019

Alan Tutorial: Week 1

Every Friday for the month of October we will feature a quick 2 minute tutorial to get you started with the Alan Platform. These videos are designed to quickly get you started using Alan Studio over the weekend at your own pace!
Education
September 26, 2019

Live Webinar Series: September 26th

Missed out on our live webinar? want to see it again? No worries! Every week, we will be releasing our webinars as on-demand videos available on YouTube! Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on our latest videos!
Education
September 9, 2019

Join us for our first live webinar!

Thursday, September 12th at 10AM, PST Have you ever wanted to learn more about adding voice to your app but weren't sure who to ask? Now is the perfect time! Join us on Thursday, September 12th at 10AM, PST as we walk YOU through Alan and show you how to…
About Alan AI®
September 3, 2019

Interview with the CEO of Alan, Ramu Sunkara

With voice technology reaching the mainstream in the consumer world, there’s a new fast-rising startup, Alan, that gives developers and enterprises the ability to add conversational voice interfaces to their existing applications. CEO Ramu Sunkara recently sat down with VoiceFirst.TV at this year’s VoiceSummit event to discuss how voice is…