Did Ask Jeeves Predict Voice Assistants?

Remember Ask Jeeves, the butler who answered your web questions before Google ruled the world? Turns out, its early focus on natural language search was ahead of its time—think of how we talk to Siri or Alexa today. But why did Jeeves vanish while voice assistants thrive? Was it a tech limitation, branding misstep, or just bad timing? Let’s debate: could Ask Jeeves have survived in today’s AI-driven world? #TechHistory #SearchEngines #VoiceAssistants #Innovation #DigitalDebate #Tech