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These systems respond to the needs of a student, putting greater emphasis on certain topics,
                  repeating things that students haven’t mastered, and generally helping students work at their
                  own pace, whatever that may be.




                            AI IN APPS

                  An AI app is any application that integrates artificial intelligence into its functions and services.

                  Today as the usage of smartphones has increased, more powerful AI-based apps are becoming
                  popular, which help the consumers purchase more such supporting products. Some of these Apps
                  are as follows:

                  Siri is a virtual assistant available with iPhone, iPod and AirPod. It allows you
                  to get connected without lifting your fingers.

                                                                                                            Siri

                                        Alexa is a virtual assistant from Amazon,  which is voice-enabled  and
                                        controls and acts on your voice commands. It can control several smart
                                        devices using itself as a home automation system.

                         Alexa

                  Cortana  is  a virtual assistant  of Microsoft.  It answers questions,  provides
                  reminders, keeps notes, takes care of tasks, set-up alarms and helps in managing
                  the calendar. Over time, Cortana learns and does more complex tasks.
                                                                                                           Cortana


                                        Launched in 2016, Google Assistant  is voice-enabled  AI-powered virtual
                                        assistant  which supports both  voice  and text  entries.  It offers  various

                                        services like voice  commands, making  appointments,  voice  searching,
                                        voice-activated  device  control,  helping  with tasks,  finding  information
                    Google Assistant
                                        online, sending reminders, translating in real-time, etc.




                  ELSA uses speech recognition technology. This AI-empowered app helps its
                  users to  learn to  speak  English, pronounce  words with the help of short
                  dialogs and gives instant feedback to make quick progress.
                                                                                                        ELSA Speak


                                        SOCRATIC helps  students  with  their  homework.  Recently  Google  has
                                        revealed that it has acquired this app. Students can use the camera to take
                                        pictures and the Socratic uses its AI power to provide a visual explanation
                        Socratic
                                        for students' learning.




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