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Multi-device digital assistance

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Increased availability of cloud services and ownership of multiple digital devices create unique opportunities for digital assistants to provide guidance across a range of tasks and scenarios.

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      cover image Communications of the ACM
      Communications of the ACM  Volume 62, Issue 10
      October 2019
      89 pages
      ISSN:0001-0782
      EISSN:1557-7317
      DOI:10.1145/3363418
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