Is there a working privacy/security friendly “voice assistant” that can be configured in HA?
I don’t want to use home appliances from Amazon/Google/Apple etc.
I’d like to give voice command even through a hidden microphone or something like that. Anyone tried to do so?
Check out Rhasspy: https://rhasspy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
I keep meaning to deploy it but have yet to get around to it. It’s the only thing I’ve found that’s good for total local voice control and somewhat polished.
There are also pretty pretty nifty microphone array pi hats or USB versions. A little pricey still for arrays of more than 4 but there are some pretty cheap two microphone voice hats that will work well enough on a desk or counter.