1. A method for processing speech, comprising: receiving an input represent human speech; processing the received input within alternate concurrent instances of a virtual processing environment executing on at least one automated data processing system; automatically communicating, between respective alternate instances of the virtual processing environment, at least one status message to coordinate a reduction in a number of the alternate instances of the virtual processing environment; analyzing: (1) the received input to determine a human-initiated command; (2) the received input to determine data associated with the human initiated command; (3) a completeness and unambiguity of the received input with respect to an ability to at least partially process the human-initiated command; and if the received input is complete and unambiguous with respect to the ability to at least partially process the human initiated command, commencing processing, and if the received input is incomplete or ambiguous with respect to the ability to at least partially process the human initiated command, prompting for additional input.