Re: Updated README.md for the smart voice agent Workshop

Thank you Kazuyuki,

regarding

  Connected cars => Voice agents in connected cars

Do we want to have it back? We may also edit the index.html.

There is also a bit of whitespace after

 > Lack of accountability: Identifying the root cause of errors in an 
LLM’s predictions can be challenging.

We may want to adapt the HTML and correct the list item tags.

Additionally, we need to continue our discussion regarding
 > The workshop is free, although you will need to email a brief 
proposal. Please see the *@@@information for speakers@@@* for detail.

Dirk


On 23/05/2025 08:54, Kazuyuki Ashimura wrote:
> Hi Dirk,
>
> Thanks a lot for your edit!
>
> Based on your changes to README.md at:
>    https://github.com/w3c/smartagents-workshop/blob/main/README.md
>
> I created the following two PRs:
> *https://github.com/w3c/smartagents-workshop/pull/1
> *https://github.com/w3c/smartagents-workshop/pull/2
> (then merged them :)
>
> and have updated the index.html at:
>    https://w3c.github.io/smartagents-workshop/
>
> Please note your change:
>    Connected cars => Voice agents in connected cars
> within README.md was not applied, because there was no
> "Connected cars" within index.html any more.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kazuyuki
>
>
> On Fri, 23 May 2025 04:01:24 +0900,
> Dirk Schnelle-Walka wrote:
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>> Hi everyone, hi Debbie and Kazuyuki,
>>
>> I made some first changes tohttps://github.com/w3c/smartagents-workshop to
>> focus more on voice than it is done at
>> https://github.com/w3c/strategy/issues/507.
>>
>> I also reviewed the current ideas for the other workshop AI Agents & the Web.
>>
>> The AI Agents & the Web proposal for a W3C workshop focuses on user-friendly
>> smart agents, but it does not focus specifically on voice agents. Instead, it has a
>> broader scope that includes:
>>
>> - Agent-user interaction models (text, GUI, voice, multimodal)
>> - Agent-agent interaction and orchestration
>> - Data portability and user control
>> - Privacy, security, and trust
>> - Standardization needs and gaps
>>
>> While voice is mentioned as one possible modality, it's not the central theme.
>> The goal is to discuss smart agents more generally ― including conversational,
>> embodied, or software-based agents ― and how to make them user-friendly and
>> interoperable within the Web ecosystem.
>>
>> In contrast, the Smart Voice Agents Workshop (after my edits) does place more
>> emphasis on voice agents including references to speech interfaces and the
>> interaction between users and services via voice.
>>
>> So in summary:
>>
>> - Workshop AI Agents & the Web: Broad focus on smart agents; voice is just one
>> aspect.
>> - Workshop Smart Voice Agents : More specifically oriented toward voice agents
>> and their web integration.
>>
>> So, I see a completely different focus of these two, although they share some
>> topics. I do not see a problem with that. In case, there are further concerns from
>> the other workshop,  I would try to argue removing the topic of voice interaction
>> from the other workshop.
>>
>> Please,  feel encouraged to comment on my thoughts.
>>
>> I will take and break and review my edits in in a few days.
>> Dirk