Voice assistant response system based on a tone, keyword, language or etiquette behavioral rule

A computer system for voice assistant responses, comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:
• configuring a behavioral rule;
• receiving a verbal request from a user and comparing the received verbal request to the behavioral rule;
• detecting a presence of a nearby user, based on a volume of speech of the nearby user, using a speech classifier based on spectral characteristics of speech, and enforcing the behavioral rule based on the detected presence and a time of day that the voice assistant is being used;
• determining that the received verbal request does not comply with the behavioral rule;
• and providing a response to the user based on determining that the received verbal request does not comply with the behavioral rule;
• wherein the behavioral rule is selected from a group consisting of a tone rule, a keyword rule, a language rule, and an etiquette rule.

A computer program product for voice assistant responses, comprising:

• one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage media, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
• configuring a behavioral rule;
• receiving a verbal request from a user and comparing the received verbal request to the behavioral rule;
• detecting a presence of a nearby user, based on a volume of speech of the nearby user, using a speech classifier based on spectral characteristics of speech, and enforcing the behavioral rule based on the detected presence and a time of day that the voice assistant is being used;
• determining that the received verbal request does not comply with the behavioral rule;
• and
• providing a response to the user based on determining that the received verbal request does not comply with the behavioral rule;
• wherein the behavioral rule is selected from a group consisting of a tone rule, a keyword rule, a language rule, and an etiquette rule.