Long considered the heart of an office, traditional on-site administrative assistants are gradually on the decline as many of their functions are replaced by technology or absorbed by other team members and functions. The rise of AI assistants suggests more changes may be on the horizon. That said, virtual assistants can still provide great value to many organizations, especially those that are already distributed or used to collaborating remotely.
Can You Really Replace a Human Assistant with a Bot?
The short answer is: only kind of. Much has been made about the ability of so-called intelligent assistants like Siri, Cortana, Google Assistant, and Alexa to process and execute certain tasks. The reality, though, is that many of these developments are more impressive from a technological standpoint than a practical one.
