Abstract: Systems and methods for responding to human spoken are provided herein. Exemplary methods may include continuously listening, via an intelligent assistant device, for an initiating command. Additionally, the method may include upon receiving the initiating command, continuously listening, via the intelligent assistant device, for an audio command and transmitting the audio command from the intelligent assistant device to a command processing server. The method may also include transmitting the audio command to at least one information source, the audio command having been converted from speech-to-text, receiving at the command processing server, a response from the at least one information source, and transmitting the response from the command processing server to the intelligent assistant device.