Biographical Information
            
                
                    
                        
                            Phil Shinn
                    
                    
                        chief technology officer, ImmunityHealth, and principal of the IVR Design Group
                    
                    
                 
                
                    Phil Shinn is chief technology officer of ImmunityHealth and principal of the IVR Design Group. He’s been building speech and text apps since 1984 for dozens of companies, including HeyAnita, Morgan Stanley, Genesys, Bank of America and Citigroup. Shinn has a Ph.D. in linguistics, holds five patents, and has served on the board of AVIOS and ACIXD.
                 
             
            
        
            Articles by Phil Shinn
    
        
            The Future of Intelligent Voice Assistants
        
        
            
                
                    16 Aug 2021
        
        
            Will you have one voice assistant or many? Which model will dominate?
    
        
            The Dilemma of AI Transparency
        
        
            
                
                    07 Feb 2020
        
        
            Humans are still suspicious of AI, even when we know what we're dealing with
    
        
            Google’s Duplex Lets a Bot Be Your Voice
        
        
            
                
                    08 Oct 2018
        
        
            Thanks to the Duplex technology, Google Assistant can make simple calls on your behalf. But how much automation is too much?
    
        
            Google’s Duplex Lets a Bot Be Your Voice
        
        
            
                
                    08 Oct 2018
        
        
            Thanks to the Duplex technology, Google Assistant can make simple calls on your behalf. But how much automation is too much?