Dev Munjal

1. INTRODUCTION: THE AGE OF TALKING MACHINES There was a time when AI assistants meant convincing Siri to set an alarm without accidentally calling your neighbor. The bar was low, expectations were modest, and most smart assistants could not hold a conversation longer than five seconds without losing track. Now we have AI models that write production grade code, summarize lawsuits, analyze patents, predict trends, simulate arguments, and even explain memes with surprising emotional accuracy....

In 2025, patent filings dropped sharply, not because innovation slowed down, but because innovation matured. The Big 20 moved from “patent everything we touch” to a far more strategic “patent the things that define the next decade.”

Introduction: The Rise of Context-Aware Listening Imagine opening Spotify in the middle of a stressful commute, and your playlist shifts...