AliGenie
{{short description|China open-platform intelligent personal assistant}}
{{Infobox software
| title = AliGenie
| name = AliGenie
| logo = Logo of AliGenie.png
| developer = Alibaba Group
| released = {{Start date and age|2017|10|12}}
| language = Chinese
| genre = Intelligent personal assistant
| website = {{URL|aligenie.com}} (Chinese)
}}
AliGenie is a China-based open-platform intelligent personal assistant launched and developed by Alibaba Group, currently used in the Tmall Genie smart speaker.{{Cite news|url=http://technode.com/2017/08/11/alibabas-first-consumer-targeting-artificial-intelligence-speaker-genie-x1-unveils/|title=Alibaba's AI-powered speaker hits the shelves · TechNode|date=2017-08-11|work=TechNode|access-date=2018-01-21|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/7/5/15921722/alibaba-amazon-echo-competitor-tmall-genie-beta-voice-speaker-shop|title=Alibaba made an Echo competitor called the Tmall Genie|work=The Verge|access-date=2018-01-21}} The platform was introduced in 2017, along with the Tmall Genie X1, at Alibaba's 2017 Computing Conference in Hangzhou.{{Cite news|url=http://www.scmp.com/tech/social-gadgets/article/2101589/alibaba-enters-voice-activated-market-its-aligenie|title=Alibaba enters voice-activated market with its Tmall Genie|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=2018-01-21|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.mobilescout.com/news/news/n96395/Alibabas-AliGenie-X1-launched-499-China.html|title=Alibaba voice assistant speaker, AliGenie X1, launched in China|work=Mobilescout.com|access-date=2018-01-21|language=en|archive-date=2019-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327140003/https://www.mobilescout.com/news/news/n96395/Alibabas-AliGenie-X1-launched-499-China.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-05/alibaba-challenges-google-amazon-with-new-echo-like-device|title=Alibaba Challenges Google, Amazon With New Echo-Like Device|date=2017-07-05|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-01-21}}
Features
Similar to other virtual assistants, AliGenie is capable of smart home control, music playback, voice shopping, taking notes and more. AliGenie also features voice recognition, voiceprint recognition, semantic understanding and speech synthesis.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lowyat.net/2017/144507/alibabas-ai-assistant-shows-e-commerce-focused-platform-can/|title=Alibaba's AI Assistant Shows What An E-commerce Focused Platform Can Do - Lowyat.NET|website=www.lowyat.net|date=12 October 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/alibaba-unveils-aligenie-voice-platform-competition-smart-speaker-sector-intensifies|title=Alibaba Unveils AliGenie Voice Platform as Competition in Smart Speaker Sector Intensifies|website=Yicai Global|access-date=2018-01-21|archive-date=2018-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502210944/https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/alibaba-unveils-aligenie-voice-platform-competition-smart-speaker-sector-intensifies|url-status=dead}}
AliGenie also integrates with Alibaba Group's services, such as online payment service Alipay and shopping platform Taobao and Tmall.{{Cite web|url=https://www.voicebot.ai/2017/07/06/alibaba-tmall-genie-x1-smart-speaker-will-ship-july-17/|title=Alibaba Tmall Genie X1 Smart Speaker will Ship On July 17 - Voicebot|website=www.voicebot.ai|date=6 July 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-21}} AliGenie's voiceprint recognition technology offers security by only allowing authorized users to place online orders.{{Cite web|title=Voice War: Hey Google vs. Alexa vs. Siri|url=https://www.acetechbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Voice-War-Hey-Google-vs.-Alexa-vs.-Siri.pdf}}
Open platform
AliGenie is an open platform, allowing different manufactures to work on the system, and add it to third-party products.{{Cite web|url=http://eng.hangzhou.gov.cn/art/2017/10/16/art_811217_11803624.html|title=Alibaba debuts AliGenie open voice platform|website=eng.hangzhou.gov.cn|access-date=2018-01-21}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.gizmochina.com/2017/07/05/alibaba-launches-aligenie-x1-smart-speaker-genie-ai-assistant/|title=Alibaba Launches AliGenie X1 Smart Speaker With Genie AI Assistant - Gizmochina|date=2017-07-05|work=Gizmochina|access-date=2018-01-21|language=en-US}}
References
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