Embodiments of the present invention determine a curiosity of a user based on data received from an electronic device associated with the user, where the data includes audible speech captured from user and one or more facial expressions of the user. Embodiments of the present invention identify a first wavelength for audible speech from the user to initiate a command detection mode based on a plurality of wavelengths associated with a user profile for the user. Embodiments of the present invention identify a topic for the audible speech from the user and responsive to determining an intelligent virtual assistant is an intended recipient based on the topic, suspend an activation word for the intelligent virtual assistant.