Alexa In Canada: Amazon Alexa And Echo Skills, Tips, And Tricks For Canadians

In this episode, Teri welcomes Brooke Hawkins, the senior voice user interface designer at The Mars Agency, a voice technology ethicist, and speaker. Welcome, Brooke Hawkins!Brooke has a tremendous background in voice user interface design and has become a thought leader on the ethical implications of artificial intelligence and voice technology. She comes on to the show to talk about all the ethics surrounding the development of voice applications for a future of living in a voice interface mediated world.BackgroundShe has been in the voice space for all of her career as a UX designer.Started out working for a health technology company. The voice ecosystem blew up when she was there and she ended up taking a role at Nuance Communications working on chatbot solutions for companies.She has had experience working with both startups and corporate giants.She now works for SmartAisle, a small startup in Detroit, designing an interactive voice-first shelf in retail specifically for shopping in stores. This pro