<p>In this episode, Roger talks with his colleague at Samsung, Prasad Sethumadhavan. Prasad has had a career working with Microsoft Cortana, Amazon Alexa, and Samsung Bixby as well as earlier voice assistants like TellMe. Roger and Prasad discuss the state of voice, what is working and what isn&apos;t and why, and the future of voice.<br/><br/>Roger and Prasad discuss:</p><ul><li>Prasad&apos;s background</li><li>TellMe - the &quot;OG&quot; telephone-based phone assistant</li><li>B2B and B2C voice and how B2B is hot in voice now</li><li>Voice Commerce</li><li>Viv Labs and its next-gen voice platform</li><li>Where Bixby was and is</li><li>Voice and IOT devices/Smarthome</li><li>How a virtual version of a human assistant is the ultimate goal</li><li>The infamous Knowledge Navigator demo and how close we are</li><li>Challenges with voice, discoverability, NLU needs, etc</li><li>Web, mobile, and voice</li><li>Prasad&apos;s hidden gem</li><li>Prasad&apos;s 2022 and 10-year predictions</li></ul><p><b>Keeping in Touch</b></p><ul><li>Prasad on LinkedIn - <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/prasadsethumadhavan/'>www.linkedin.com/in/prasadsethumadhavan</a></li></ul><p><b>Host: Roger Kibbe</b><br/>(<a href='https://twitter.com/rogerkibbe'>@rogerkibbe</a>) is a senior developer evangelist for Samsung<br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/rkibbe/'>www.linkedin.com/in/rkibbe</a><br/><br/><b>Episodes</b><br/>All Bixby Developers Chat Episodes are available on your favorite podcast player and at:<br/><a href='https://bixbydev.buzzsprout.com/'>bixbydev.buzzsprout.com</a><br/><br/><b>More about Bixby</b><br/>Samsung Bixby is a next-generation, AI platform that enables developers to build rich voice and conversational AI experiences for the Bixby Marketplace, and Bixby devices including phones, watches, televisions, smart appliances, and more.<br/>Bixby Developers Homepage - <a href='https://bixbydevelopers.com/'>https://bixbydevelopers.com/</a><br/>Bixby Developers Github - <a href='https://github.com/bixbydevelopers'>https://github.com/bixbydevelopers</a><br/>Bixby Developers YouTube Channel - <a href='https://www.youtube.com/c/bixbydevelopers'>https://www.youtube.com/c/bixbydevelopers</a><br/>Bixby Developers Twitter - <a href='https://twitter.com/BixbyDevelopers'>twitter.com/BixbyDevelopers</a><br/>Bixby Developers Facebook - <a href='https://www.facebook.com/BixbyDevelopers/'>https://www.facebook.com/BixbyDevelopers/</a></p><p><br/></p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.bixbydevelopers.com">Support the show</a>