In a remarkably short period we’ve become accustomed to phones and gadgets that interpret and react to our voices. Google Home’s voice match can even go as far as to recognizing different people, shifting preferences between entire accounts based on who it perceives it is hearing. With the speed at which this technology has iterated, it’s strange to even imagine that in 2011 Popular Science and others were bearish on it having truly ubiquitous success. Yet, now, nearly every big tech company worth its weight in silicon has launched a voice-controlled device, or integrated voice tech deeply into one of…

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