https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k A virtual travel agent en-us 2017-01-17 19:10:33 UTC 2017-01-27 19:03:52 UTC hello@padlet.com stephanyvarela24 https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k/wish/147652899 Jenn is a virtual assistant]]> 2017-01-17 19:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k/wish/147652899 stephanyvarela24 https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k/wish/147655588 Jenn is depicted on the website as a young brunette with a nice smile]]> 2017-01-17 19:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k/wish/147655588 stephanyvarela24 https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k/wish/147655729  Jenn was designed by a technology company in Spokane, Wash., the Next IT Corporation (, which has a goal of simplifying interaction between people and computers, ]]> 2017-01-17 19:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k/wish/147655729 stephanyvarela24 https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k/wish/147655946  Gates said that Microsoft was committed to developing more sophisticated methods that used two-way speech technology to improve the give and take between users and databases. ]]> 2017-01-17 19:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k/wish/147655946 stephanyvarela24 https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k/wish/147656068 The advantage is that she can entertain people and the people may want to come back. The disadvantage is that the virtual assistant could be hacked to do the wrong things.]]> 2017-01-17 19:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k/wish/147656068 stephanyvarela24 https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k/wish/147656604  With Jenn on the job, the Alaska Air Web site is definitely user-friendly. And Jenn does evolve, including learning when to stay quiet. ]]> 2017-01-17 19:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k/wish/147656604 stephanyvarela24 https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k/wish/147656954  “This technology is trained, but it gets smarter over time,” Mr. Brown said. Before Jenn went public, Alaska Air and Next IT asked focus groups to help define what information needed to be available and what type of voice and virtual personality would be engaging ]]> 2017-01-17 19:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k/wish/147656954 stephanyvarela24 https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k/wish/149974365 Shes not human at all. She may be talking like one but on the inside shes all parts and screws]]> 2017-01-27 19:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanyvarela24/84a5ybmqo94k/wish/149974365