A method, a computer system, and a computer program product for detecting voice commands. Audio is recorded by the computer system to form a recorded audio. The computer system then determines whether a voice command spoken by a first person is present in the recorded audio. If the voice command is present in the recorded audio, the computer system determines whether the voice command is directed to a second person by the first person. If the voice command is not being directed to the second person, the computer system processes the voice command, wherein processing of the voice command occurs without a wake word.