Before we get too deep in to the story (its not April 1st yet), yes, we are well aware that the source of this project is a prank. We've seen stickers for "voice activated printers / photocopiers ...

The Coast Guard wants to fight prank calls with voice recognition. A new technology for an old problem. ... HSBC and others — can build a voice print from only 40 seconds of speech.

As voice-activation technology from Amazon, Google and Apple goes mainstream, labels are looking to adapt to -- and capitalize on -- the latest frontier. How Amazon's Echo Is Making Major Labels ...

Fielding prank calls has become costly for the U.S. Coast Guard since it has to respond to calls by deploying aircraft and clearing airspace for its mission.

They told unsuspecting passengers in the hotel elevator that they were in fact traveling in a voice-activated elevator called the 'intelevator'. And thus began a series of hilarious incidents.