16 Feb
Introducing Dr Arash Eshghi, Head of Linguistics
How would you describe your role at Alana? Alana’s overall goal is the design and implementation of natural, human-like conversational AI. My research on understanding human conversation, feeds directly into that process. In normal conversations, we are not thinking about
02 Feb
Alana and RNIB announce project to develop AI-powered technology for blind and partially sighted people
Ground-breaking AI software that keeps up human-like conversation to be considered as a new tool for people with sight loss The initial phase of the project will look at ways to enhance existing RNIB support services provided over the telephone
13 Jan
Introducing Ioannis Papaioannou, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer
Ioannis Papaioannou was one of the main developers of Alana when it initially appeared as an entrant in the 2017-2018 Amazon Alexa Prize Competition. He’s been a driving force in defining the technical direction of Alana and continues to encourage
05 Jan
Introducing Professor Verena Rieser, Co-founder and Head of NLP
Verena Rieser is a co-founder of Alana and Head of NLP. Find out how she is bringing ethics to the forefront of the future of the design of conversational AI.
16 Dec
“Alana, what can we expect from Conversational AI in 2021?” – Our Top 10 predictions for 2021
Are our AI home assistants one step away from becoming physical, robotic companions? Here are our top 10 predictions for Conversational AI in 2021.
04 Dec
Alana co-founder awarded prestigious fellowship from the Royal Society to develop multimodal conversational AI systems
In Summer 2020, Company co-founder Verena Rieser was awarded a Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship by the Royal Society to develop multimodal Conversational AI systems. The project will contribute to the new research field known as Visual Dialogue, which aims
24 Nov
Introducing… Dr Ioannis Konstas, Head of Machine Learning
How would you describe your role? Let’s take the example of when a user speaks to Alana. Alana first has to understand what the user means and then decide the most appropriate response. This involves automatically creating the content from
10 Nov
Introducing Prof. Oliver Lemon, Chief AI Officer and co-founder
How would you describe your role? My role is leading research and development efforts to build the Alana platform and next generation of conversational AI features. I also talk a lot with our customers to find out what challenges they
03 Nov
What makes Alana different?
Conversational AI is a grand term. Many AI systems operate through voice or text and are given this name. But not many of these AI are capable of interactions that we can really call conversation. Most conversational AI systems are
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