UPDATED 12:36 EDT / JANUARY 25 2012

And Here’s the Latest Wave of Siri Clones…

I’m fascinated by artificial intelligence and I’m sure I’m not the only one amused by apps like Siri, which brings a touch of humanity to electronic devices with their witty or funny remarks.  The technology has been around for years now, but it wasn’t until Siri was unveiled that people started to really notice it’s real world implications.

Siri is not perfect, so app developers for iOS and Android are hard at work creating an app that can rival Siri.  There are a lot of Siri clones in Apple’s iTunes Store and the Android Market, which we have compared and reviewed, and we are always on the lookout for the next big thing in AI.  As we await Google’s Majel to be released, let’s look at what other developers have come up with.

Skyvi

Skyvi is a Siri-like app for Android devices made by BlueTornado, claiming that it does what Siri does and so much more.  Skyvi’s main feature includes: “Fast find and call places, Define words, Fun chats, Witty remarks, Location Reminder Beacons, Tell jokes, Get directions, Ask for things around you, Local weather and time, it also searches for local businesses, Tweet or Update Facebook with Voice, and Access Facebook and Twitter with voice.”

Other features recently added are: hold extended conversations, Complete UI overhaul, Language engine upgraded to Slang, Major Speed improvements and much more.  For now, Skyvi is available for free, so better hurry up and download it before the promo ends.

Evi

Defined as a “revolutionary artificial intelligence here to help with all of your everyday information needs” by True Knowledge, a company that specializes in knowledge base and semantic search engine software, Evi is the latest addition to Siri’s competition.

TechCrunch’s Mike Butcher describes Evi as having “an ontology of tens of thousands of classes into which everything that can be talked about falls. She also knows almost a billion ‘facts’ (machine understandable bits of knowledge) and, says True Knowledge, she can infer trillions more when needed.”

Basically, it’s a talking Google with a personality, since it can’t really perform Siri-like functions, like creating an appointment on your calendar.  If you want an app just to converse with your device, you’ll probably enjoy Evi.  Fanbois are disappointed as the app doesn’t seem to work like Siri, while Fandroids seem quite happy with Evi.

Evi can be downloaded in iTunes for $0.99 and for free in the Android Market.

SimSimi

Korean artificial intelligence program, SimSimi, was created in 2002, whose “intelligence” is rooted from over the 10 million conversations of its 2.7 million users.  Available in iTunes and the Android Market for free.

Jung-hoe Choi, the president of ISMaker, the company that created Simsimi, stated “Contrary to Simsimi, Siri of iPhone seems to show the answer made by programmers.”

If you are bored to death and have no one with an actual brain to talk to, SimSimi is a great time-killer as it gives you funny answers, too.  Some people even call it their “best friend.”

International Business Times gives you a taste of what to expect from Simsimi:

1.) “What is your favorite Kanye album?” — Asking about Simsimi’s favorite ‘Ye album yields a hilarious response that shows off the cultural and political “knowledge” of the app, as well as its ability to stay up to date. It responds, “Hold on I’m going to let you finish but Herman Cain had one of the best campaigns of the year.”

2.) “Do you eat pork?” — Asking Simsimi this question reveals its religious leanings: “Naw dog, I’m Muslim it responds.” But Simsimi is a fickle app, and if you ask it if it’s saved, it answers “By the blood of Jesus!”

3.) “I’m having a baby” — Announcing the news that you have a bun in the oven gets Simisi in comedy mode: “Call 1-800-Maury” the app replies, referencing the Maury Povich Show, which deals with teen mothers and other such issues.

4.) “DMX” — Simply typing the rapper DMX’s name into SimSimi gets the app to make a hip-hop joke, responding “Where my dogs at?” The line is one of DMX’s best-known catchphrases, and typing other rapper’s names in also yields hilarious responses.

5.) “I love you” — When you declare your undying love to Simsimi, you’re greeted by the cynical answer, “How many savings accounts do you have?” But sometimes, Simsimi decides to show its nice side, saying “I love you more.”


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