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Skill discovery in virtual assistants

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Skill recommendations must be provided when users need them most, without being obtrusive or distracting.

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                  Communications of the ACM  Volume 61, Issue 11
                  November 2018
                  156 pages
                  ISSN:0001-0782
                  EISSN:1557-7317
                  DOI:10.1145/3289258
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