Dean Weber

Dean Weber (born August 12, 1962) is an American entrepreneur, computer scientist and inventor, described by many as "the father of the intelligent personal assistant"[1] and was credited for the commercial launch of the first virtual assistant called IVAN, in 1999. During that time, Weber was founder of One Voice Technologies,[2] an Artificial Intelligence company founded in 1998 in San Diego, CA. At One Voice, Weber was instrumental in launching voice solutions worldwide to millions of users and ultimately sold his patent portfolio to Apple in 2010 prior to Apple's launch of Siri. In 2013, Weber founded SHEnetics, a voice AI company focused on the Connected car markets and exited in 2019.

Today, Weber leads a team of entrepreneurs and AI scientists creating conversational voice solutions in the Digital health sector.

Dean Weber
Born (1962-08-12) August 12, 1962
Buffalo, New York
NationalityUnited States
Occupationcomputer scientist, entrepreneur, inventor
Known forArtificial Intelligence, Intelligent personal assistant, Machine Learning

References

  1. Garber, Joseph (15 November 1999). "Speak for Yourself".
  2. "One Voice Technologies". Archived from the original on February 28, 2005.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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