8 Reasons "Hey Google" Is A Genius Assistant Wake Phrase (Versus Alexa, Hey Siri, or Hey Cortana)

Assistants are a big part of the future of human-computer interaction. So how you address the your artificially intelligent friend in the cloud is important. Star Trek's "computer" is accurate, but cold and sterile. Of the current leading assistant technologies, three have aimed at friendly first-name approachability. Amazon has Alexa, which sounds fun, female, and friendly.