Comcast's AI-driven voice remote cuts through the glut of shows

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. With the rise of on-demand TV shows and movies, viewers have a dizzying array of entertainment options to explore. Cable provider Comcast has been helping customers navigate this expansive content landscape using AI via its Xfinity voice remote. The remote taps machine learning to help customers decide what to watch and when to watch it, providing users with a tailored at-home video experience, Comcast CTO Matthew Zelesko explained at VentureBeat's virtual Transform 2021 conference. "The content landscape has grown dramatically. And we realized that it was much harder for customers to determine even simple questions, like what to watch and where to watch it," Zelesko said.