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I have, and it's pretty funny. We quickly adapted to just saying "A." or "her". Probably in a few years this whole debate topic will seem quant, as devices wil
by dilap 9y ago
I have, and it's pretty funny. We quickly adapted to just saying "A." or "her".
Probably in a few years this whole debate topic will seem quant, as devices will be much at figuring out when we're addressing them than the primitive idea of a wake-word. :-)
- Sephr 9y agoThis is not feasible with software updates alone on the Echo Dot or Google Home Mini, as it will require better hardware unless you just want your device to constantly phone home everything.
- robbiep 9y agoI think they’re saying they changed to referring to Alexia in conversation to A or Her
- Sephr 9y agoI'm responding to "devices will be much [better] at figuring out when we're addressing them than the primitive idea of a wake-word". That kind of on-device context detection may not be feasible with the currently-shipping hardware.
- antonvs 9y agoThe manufacturers want you to buy new hardware at least every year, so that's not a barrier to new features unless you refuse to upgrade.
- coding123 9y agoI'm sure they could do that detection without local updates in the future (disable the output if it detect a wrong context).
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- _Codemonkeyism 9y agoExactly the same here.
- tjoff 9y agoYou're assuming that these devices have anything to offer even if they worked.
- nbwilliams 9y agoNot for the owner==product. Someone though may benefit from one additional microphone in every house.
- edanm 9y agoNot an unreasonable assumption, considering their popularity and the fact that people DO use them.
- toyg 9y agoConsidering their enduring popularity in mass-appeal science-fiction constructs (stories, movies etc), I'm pretty sure they do have "something to offer".
- walshemj 9y agoI want one sounding like EDI from massefect II and II or Orac from Blakes 7
- dilap 9y agothey do! for me, anyway. i bought an echo dot on a whim, since it's so cheap, assuming it'd be fun to play with, but not very useful. to my surprise, it's really handy. setting timers, adding food to the shopping list, and playing music are all super-convenient with alexa. turning lights on and off with her is fun too, although i admit, it was already a fairly easy task to do using a conventional, physical switch. :-)
- spion 9y agoThis should actually be fairly easy even now, simple grammar analysis could discover whether the sentence is directed at Alexa or is simply about Alexa. But of course its much easier to require "Hey"