The Chairman of the Board of Sberbank, German Gref, refused to independently transfer money to his friends and entrusted this to Athena, a virtual assistant who understands it in one word and is ready to make the desired transfer or payment as soon as she hears a voice command. This was reported in a press release received by the editorial board of “Lenta.ru”.
“This is very convenient and saves a lot of time, because during the day there are many situations when it is much faster and easier to instruct an assistant to transfer money or pay for a service,” he said, noting that he regularly uses the voice assistant function .
To use the function, just click on the virtual assistant icon, and then inform the recipient of the transfer and the amount. For example, like this: “Athena, transfer a thousand rubles to mom.” Or: “Athena, top up my mobile with a thousand rubles.” After that, the details of the operation being performed will be displayed on the screen. If everything is correct, it is necessary to say: “I confirm,” the press release says.
Virtual assistants of the Salute family are available on users’ mobile devices on iOS and Android platforms in SberBank Online and Sber Salyut applications, as well as in smart devices under the Sber brand: SberPortal smart display and SberBox TV set-top box. The user can choose one of three characters – Sberra, Joy or Athena. Since September 2020 (since the launch of the function), more than 4.3 million users have contacted Sberu, Joy or Athena at least once. The assistants were developed by the SberDevices team, which designs smart devices.