COVID-19 and the secret virtual assistants: the social weapons for a state of emergency

Sheerman, Laura; Marston, Hannah; Musselwhite, Charles; Morgan, Deborah

doi:10.35241/emeraldopenres.13571.1

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COVID-19 and the secret virtual assistants: the social weapons for a state of emergency

Laura Sheerman, Hannah Marston, Charles Musselwhite

, Deborah Morgan

Emerald Open Research, Volume: 2, Start page: 19

Swansea University Authors: Hannah Marston, Charles Musselwhite , Deborah Morgan

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Technologies are ubiquitous in modern Britain, gradually infiltrating many areas of our working and personal lives. But what role can technology play in the current COVID-19 pandemic? At a time when our usual face to face social interactions are temporarily suspended, many of us have reached out to...

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COVID-19 and the secret virtual assistants: the social weapons for a state of emergency

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