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This article reports that SRI spin-off “Siri is a first step toward the ultimate vision of a virtual personal assistant, according to SRI’s Norman Winarsky and Bill Mark.”

This article about how robotics is an increasingly important part of our lives quotes Richard Mahoney, director of the Robotics Program at SRI International. Mahoney explains that "A robot is the interface between the information world and physical world."

This article focuses on Siri predictions from Siri creator Dag Kittlaus. Kittllaus is described as saying that the TV world is ripe for something like Siri. The article also describes Kittlaus’ experience and notes that seven months into his role as an Entrepreneur in Residence at SRI.

According to this article about virtual assistant (VA) technology moving from understanding language to anticipating user intent, “vendors such as SRI International are working on the shift from commands to dialogue.”