Raucci Umberto, Valentini Alessio, Pieri Elisa, Weir Hayley, Seritan Stefan, Martínez Todd J
Department of Chemistry and The PULSE Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA.
Nat Comput Sci. 2021 Jan;1(1):42-45. doi: 10.1038/s43588-020-00012-9. Epub 2021 Jan 14.
Over the past decade, artificial intelligence has been propelled forward by advances in machine learning algorithms and computational hardware, opening up myriads of new avenues for scientific research. Nevertheless, virtual assistants and voice control have yet to be widely used in the natural sciences. Here, we present ChemVox, an interactive Amazon Alexa skill that uses speech recognition to perform quantum chemistry calculations. This new application interfaces Alexa with cloud computing and returns the results through a capable device. ChemVox paves the way to making computational chemistry routinely accessible to the wider community.
在过去十年中，机器学习算法和计算硬件的进步推动了人工智能的发展，为科学研究开辟了无数新途径。然而，虚拟助手和语音控制在自然科学中尚未得到广泛应用。在此，我们展示了ChemVox，这是一种交互式亚马逊Alexa技能，它利用语音识别来进行量子化学计算。这个新应用程序将Alexa与云计算连接起来，并通过具备相应功能的设备返回结果。ChemVox为使更广泛的群体能够常规使用计算化学铺平了道路。
