diff --git a/source/_posts/2021-12-21-stanford-genie.markdown b/source/_posts/2021-12-21-stanford-genie.markdown new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..b44814dd4fa --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_posts/2021-12-21-stanford-genie.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +title: "Demo: Genie, privacy-preserving virtual assistant by Stanford" +description: "The demo from the State of the Open Home." +date: 2021-12-21 00:01:00 +date_formatted: "December 21, 2021" +author: Paulus Schoutsen +author_twitter: balloob +categories: Video +og_image: /images/blog/2021-12-stanford-genie/social.png +--- + +Last week we hosted the [State of the Open Home](/state-of-the-open-home/) and it included a demo of [Genie](https://genie.stanford.edu). + +Genie is an open, privacy-preserving virtual assistant by [Stanford OVAL](https://oval.cs.stanford.edu/). During the impressive demo they showed it's latest capabilities. The demos run on a Baidu speaker with custom firmware and on a Pi Zero. In both cases it connects to the Genie server running as an official Home Assistant add-on to do it's magic. + +
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+ +Genie is the successor to the Almond project. With the help of various grants and sponsors Stanford is working on making Genie ready for general use. + +If you want to learn more, check out the Genie [website](https://genie.stanford.edu) and the [getting started guide](https://wiki.genie.stanford.edu/getting-started/installation-guide) on how to make your own. To get in touch with other Genie users and their dev team, check their [Discord](https://discord.gg/anthtR4) + or [community forums](https://community.almond.stanford.edu/). + +If you end up using Genie at home, don't forget to share the love and share your demo's and tutorials. + +![Genie logo](/images/blog/2021-12-stanford-genie/social.png) diff --git a/source/images/blog/2021-12-stanford-genie/social.png b/source/images/blog/2021-12-stanford-genie/social.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..b1446c89c45 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2021-12-stanford-genie/social.png differ