Voice
A voice assistant for executives who think out loud
Most senior people already delegate by talking. In the Bumblebee web app you tap the mic and speak to your assistant, and it answers aloud in a sentence or two. Talk over it and it stops. Everything said goes into the same conversation as what you type, with the full answer on screen when there's more to see.
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How it works
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Tap the mic
In the web app, tap the mic in the message box and start talking. You can see what it's hearing as you speak.
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Talk like you would to a person
Ask a question or hand over a job. It answers in a sentence or two. If you change your mind, say so, even while it is answering.
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Pick it up anywhere
Your spoken words and its replies are in the conversation, marked as voice, with the full answer folded underneath for when you are back at a screen.
How is talking to Bumblebee different from dictation?
Dictation turns your words into text and stops there. When you talk to Bumblebee, you are talking to the same assistant that knows your inbox, calendar, people and projects, and it acts on what you say. You can ask what needs you today, start a piece of background work, or set a reminder.
Spoken answers are written for the ear. You hear a sentence or two, and anything that needs a screen, such as a table, a draft or an approval, waits in the app.
Can I interrupt it?
Yes. Start talking while it is speaking and it stops at once, then answers what you just said. If you say "actually, never mind" before an answer is ready, it drops that answer and replies to both things in one go.
Does voice use the same memory as typing?
Yes. There is one assistant and one conversation. A question you asked out loud in the morning is there when you type a follow-up in the afternoon, and anything you asked it to remember applies to both.
Work you start by voice runs in the background like any other task, and its result is posted in the conversation when it is done.
Is there a Bumblebee speaker?
A speaker for the desk or home is in development, and it isn't for sale. Today, voice works in the web app. When the speaker is ready, what you say to it will land in the same conversation too.
What it won't do, or doesn't do yet
- Voice works in the web app today. Native iPhone and Android apps are not out yet; the web app can be added to your phone's home screen.
- The Bumblebee speaker is in development and isn't available to buy.
- There's no wake word in the web app. You tap the mic to start talking.
- It can't make or take phone calls for you.
- Anyone near you can hear its answers, so keep that in mind in shared rooms.
Questions people ask
Can I talk to Bumblebee instead of typing?
Yes. Tap the mic in the web app and speak. It answers aloud, and both sides of the exchange are saved in your conversation.
What can I ask for by voice?
Anything you would type: what needs you today, what is on your calendar, a reminder, a draft reply, or a longer piece of work like a brief or a deck. Longer work runs in the background and the result appears in the app.
Does it read long answers out in full?
No. It says a sentence or two and keeps the full answer on screen, folded under what it said.
Does voice work on my phone?
The web app can be added to your phone's home screen and used from there. Native phone apps are planned but not released.
When will the Bumblebee speaker be available?
There is no date yet. The speaker is in development, and it will go to people only once it answers fast and reliably in real homes.
Will it send emails because of something I said out loud?
Not without your OK. A spoken request to send something produces the same approval card you would get from typing, and nothing goes out until you approve it, unless you have set a rule in Settings that lets it go ahead.
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It also does
- Morning briefBumblebee writes a morning brief at the time you choose: your meetings, emails waiting on you, promises due and what can wait. Plus routines and reminders.
- AI chief of staffAn AI chief of staff takes on ongoing work, keeps going while you are busy, and asks you once before anything leaves your hands. Here is how Bumblebee does it.
- Memory you can seeBumblebee remembers your people, projects and promises. A Memory page shows every fact and its source, and you can edit, forget or pause it.
Hand it the first thing on your list.
Sign in, give your assistant a name and tell it what you're working on. It takes about five minutes.
Bumblebee is in a closed alpha. Sign in with your email; if you are not invited yet, you join the waitlist and we write when a place opens.