Video: Which Smartphone Voice Assistant Sounds Most Human?
The Google, Cortana and Siri digital assistants respond to a question about the length of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Eric Risberg/AP
Are hard-to-understand robot voices a thing of smartphones past?
Google recently updated the voice of its digital assistant to sound more human and less robotic. However, will a more natural voice correspond with better answers from Google Now?
Many are also curious as to how the three main smartphone assistants Siri, Google Now and Cortana stack up against each other. A few tests show all three excel at different things. While Cortana is the best at telling jokes and sounds the most natural, Siri provides the most accurate sports scores.
To see these tests in action, check out the video below from CNET: