Automation vs. Flow
It is all about automation, something that is at the heart of the voice assistant idea. Alexa is simply taking it to the next level where the assistant will work with AI solutions and robots. In the example, AI will take the notification and automate a robot to deploy your goods into your vehicle. I started this article by suggesting Alexa is challenging Microsoft’s concept of computing. For Microsoft, productivity is something that a user can become engaged in. The company focuses its products and services on immersing the user to allow them to be more productive. This is known as flow computing and interestingly the new Windows 11 theme is called “Flow”. However, it is clear automation is going to play an increasing role in workplace productivity in the future. Microsoft is not ignoring it – the company is a leader in enterprise AI – but it seems at some point the company may have some unfinished business in the smart assistant realm. Tip of the day: Did you know you can also use OneDrive to save folders and files in the cloud which are located outside the main OneDrive-folder. Check out our step-by-step tutorial to use this practical method also for your Windows 10-PC.
