Voice for everyone.

The Open Voice Network (OVN) seeks to create a future of AI-voice that is open: standards-based, interoperable, accessible, and data-protected.

The Importance of "Open" Voice

AI-voice assistance will soon be a primary interface for all digital devices, from smart speakers and smartphones to automobiles and appliances. It will have an impact across every phase of the shopper decision journey. Currently, a few major market leaders are the gatekeepers and hold access to data-rich artificial intelligence-enabled voice assistance (AI-voice) communication.

Why Open Voice Network?

The question of AI-voice in commerce is not whether, but when.

One-third of US residents regularly use AI-voice assistants. AI-voice assistants are increasingly used for retail search, purchase, and post-sale support. [Are you ready?]

As AI-voice and adoption grows, so will the value of voice data, voice search, and voice access. [Who will capture that value?]

Voice is in its earliest days, like the days of the internet browser wars. [Think about the economic dividends of open, standards-based voice. Especially for your brand.]

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For the Benefit of the Many

Become an OVN member. Doing so allows you to advocate for and financially support the mission of the Open Voice Network. Members will help shape the future of commerce – in increasingly critical issues of technology, competition, and commercial and personal information privacy.

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Latest stories

If you're not doing AI-voice, a third of the US may never hear you

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

How are you reaching your customer base? If you're still relying solely on traditional marketing methods, there's a good chance you will be left in the dust.

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250 Billion and Counting: The New Rules of Search by Voice

Tue, Jan 7, 2020

Last year there were over 250 billion voice-based searches conducted, and that number is growing quickly. AI-voice enabled products are here to stay, but what rules are they playing by?

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Let's talk about a standards-based future for voice assistance

Mon, Dec 30, 2019

Join the conversation! Come see us at the National Retail Federation Big Show + Project Voice Conference later in mid-January.

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Tukuoro's Amir Tsrouya on voice in commerce: "It's about experience—with privacy."

Mon, Dec 30, 2019

Voice in commerce is coming, but how will we interface with it? Hear from Tukuoro's Amir Tsrouya as he shares his thoughts on the future of voice and how brands will have to accommodate if they want to improve their customer service.

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