virtual assistant

American  

[vur-choo-uhl uh-sis-tuhnt] / ˈvɜr tʃu əl əˈsɪs tənt /

noun

1. a person, as a freelance office assistant, who works remotely in an administrative role.

2.  voice assistant.   digital assistant.  Digital Technology. a device or piece of software that can perform basic tasks and answer some questions in response to spoken natural language, often following a command or prompt.

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Etymology

Origin of virtual assistant

First recorded in 2000–05 virtual assistant for def. 1, and in 2010–15 virtual assistant for def. 2

Example Sentences

Improvements to a number of Apple services - including a more personalised version of its virtual assistant, Siri - are to be powered with AI provided by Google.

From BBC

In a development that could help its reputation as an artificial-intelligence laggard, Apple reportedly confirmed Monday that it is partnering with Alphabet’s Google to use Gemini for the next generation of its Siri virtual assistant, which is set to launch later this year.

From MarketWatch

Grok is a free virtual assistant - with some paid for premium features - which responds to X users' prompts when they tag it in a post.

From BBC

Management noted on the recent earnings call that the company’s Meta AI product, which serves as a virtual assistant across the its social-media platforms, has more than 1 billion active users.

From MarketWatch

Copilot exists as both a consumer app and a virtual assistant within the company’s enterprise tools.

From The Wall Street Journal