There's certainly been a lot of golly-wow, gee-whiz press about generative artificial intelligence (AI) over the past year or so. I'm certainly guilty of producing some of it myself. But tools like ...

Conversational AI specialist Nuance has announced a new project called Pathfinder, which aims to take much of the manual drudgery out of building dialogue models for virtual assistants (VAs). The new ...

Becoming a virtual assistant is one of the easiest ways to work from home. If you’re not sure what a virtual assistant does ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover travel with a focus on safety and sustainability. The pandemic didn't just make offices virtual. It has also made office ...

Rebecca Morassutti went from experiencing corporate burnout to being a successful virtual assistant. Adopting a retainer-based model increased Morassutti's earnings and allowed her to be more flexible ...

Falyn Golub is a virtual assistant and the founder of boutique VA company The Invisible Assistant. She started out working five to 10 hours a week at a $25 hourly rate. Now she makes six figures. Here ...

Hiring a virtual assistant can take the "work smarter, not harder" philosophy to the next level. Virtual assistants (VAs) have been helpful to entrepreneurs and small-business owners for decades.

Are you looking to get hired as a virtual assistant? Today, I have a list of five companies that need the help right now and are actively advertising their job openings! A virtual assistant, also ...

Thinking of hiring virtual assistants for your agency? Here's everything you need to know and seven tips to work with them effectively. Most agency owners have tried using virtual assistants, or VAs, ...

Good help is hard to find. That’s always been a challenge in any business. But it becomes easier when a few criteria change, such as the employee’s location and how many hours they need to work.

[Jessp] has created a very cute and endearing DIY virtual assistant called Maria. The build combines a 3D printed housing that uses a modern take on the “Pepper’s Ghost” illusion to render a virtual, ...