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I love the design for this. Excellent! As a side note, I'm curious to how/why you named it Audrey. I think it's very interesting that these 'personal assistant

by tabeth 9y ago

I love the design for this. Excellent! As a side note, I'm curious to how/why you named it Audrey. I think it's very interesting that these 'personal assistants' have traditionally feminine names. P.S. At the bottom, "Here's are some" is not grammatically correct.

literallycancer 9y ago
They should probably have someone look at the English, there are a few easily spotted errors even in the short sentences explaining the features.
pbiggar 9y ago
I've heard more than a few women complain that all the bots in the "service" area tend to get female names.
- meej 9y ago
  One of the things I like about Capital One's Eno chatbot is that it is explicitly gender-neutral.
- HolyHaddock 9y ago
  At least one blogger preferred Googles assistant because she was ordering around an impersonal un-gendered corporation rather than what felt like an individual. That said, this does seem like a great opportunity for Ask to bring Jeeves back.
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mhd 9y ago
Little Shop of Horrors reference, as this is something otherwise not quite talkative suddenly getting chatty? Wonder if there's some interaction that causes a "Feed me, Seymour" response.
faitswulff 9y ago
> Women have been made into servants once again. Except this time, they’re digital. https://qz.com/911681/we-tested-apples-siri-amazon-echos-alexa-microsofts-cortana-and-googles-google-home-to-see-which-personal-assistant-bots-stand-up-for-themselves-in-the-face-of-sexual-harassment/ https://qz.com/911681/we-tested-apples-siri-amazon-echos-ale... Another quote to think about (warning: explicit sexual language): > "The fact that Apple writers selected “I’d blush if I could” as Siri’s response to any verbal sexual harassment quite literally flirts with abuse. Coy, evasive responses like Alexa’s “Let’s change the topic” in response to “You are a slut” or Cortana’s “I don’t think I can help you with that” in response to “Suck my dick” reinforce stereotypes of unassertive, subservient women in service positions. We should also not overlook the puny jokes that Cortana and Google Home occasionally employed. These actions intensify rape culture by presenting indirect ambiguity as a valid response to harassment."

by tabeth 9y ago

literallycancer 9y ago

They should probably have someone look at the English, there are a few easily spotted errors even in the short sentences explaining the features.

pbiggar 9y ago

I've heard more than a few women complain that all the bots in the "service" area tend to get female names.

meej 9y ago
One of the things I like about Capital One's Eno chatbot is that it is explicitly gender-neutral.
HolyHaddock 9y ago
At least one blogger preferred Googles assistant because she was ordering around an impersonal un-gendered corporation rather than what felt like an individual. That said, this does seem like a great opportunity for Ask to bring Jeeves back.

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mhd 9y ago

Little Shop of Horrors reference, as this is something otherwise not quite talkative suddenly getting chatty? Wonder if there's some interaction that causes a "Feed me, Seymour" response.

faitswulff 9y ago

> Women have been made into servants once again. Except this time, they’re digital. https://qz.com/911681/we-tested-apples-siri-amazon-echos-alexa-microsofts-cortana-and-googles-google-home-to-see-which-personal-assistant-bots-stand-up-for-themselves-in-the-face-of-sexual-harassment/ https://qz.com/911681/we-tested-apples-siri-amazon-echos-ale... Another quote to think about (warning: explicit sexual language): > "The fact that Apple writers selected “I’d blush if I could” as Siri’s response to any verbal sexual harassment quite literally flirts with abuse. Coy, evasive responses like Alexa’s “Let’s change the topic” in response to “You are a slut” or Cortana’s “I don’t think I can help you with that” in response to “Suck my dick” reinforce stereotypes of unassertive, subservient women in service positions. We should also not overlook the puny jokes that Cortana and Google Home occasionally employed. These actions intensify rape culture by presenting indirect ambiguity as a valid response to harassment."