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I want to like Siri but I spend so much time correcting what it has misunderstood, it's nearly not worth using it. The Google alternative is, from what I under

I want to like Siri but I spend so much time correcting what it has misunderstood, it's nearly not worth using it. The Google alternative is, from what I understand, something that just works.

ddingus 9y ago
But it's not personified to the degree Siri is. I noted this elsewhere in the thread. Doing that bit of theatre, with some humor, pop culture relevant things, even just good responses, appears to matter more to people than "it can do it", and "it actually did it" hit rates. OK Google needs a name. Google is this big, smart thing. People get that. But, "Ask Siri" has less friction and appears easier to identify with than giving an order to a corporation is, "OK Google." Maybe just, "Hey Google" would make a subtle difference. And, in typical Apple fashion, "Ask Siri" is all you need to know to attempt it. Further, discovery has error. If that can be best guess, combined with some fun, people will play. "OK Google" lacks these human friendly connotations. A name would be a follow, hard for Google, but... If it were me, I would flat out own that, get the name, and run ADS. "We hear you... meet [name not common, familiar sounding, friendly, easy to say.]" There has to be either an old world name with good connotations, or a variant that is catchy, fun, gender fluid. Lol, use goog. Mostly kidding, but a tiny bit serious. Better, much better is out there. Or, let the user name it. Why not? "OK Google, can I call you inigo?" "Sure, I will answer to inigo. And OK Google when I'm not properly introduced, OK?"
- mercer 9y ago
  I'm not a huge fan of Siri's 'jokey' personality, but I could live with it if it actually worked. As it is, it just feels extra frustrating to have a 'personal assistant' that is extremely dumb and cracks jokes.
  - ddingus 9y ago
    Oh, I agree. Don't use it myself. Got downvotes, but it seems to me Google has the superior product. True for me and how I use it anyway. Add in a little personification, and it's nothing but win, IMHO. So far, I've seen people like the bit of theatre related to Siri. Whether we do or not isn't necessarily the point.
- icebraining 9y ago
  Or, let the user name it. Why not? Supposedly these devices have low-power chips that can only recognize certain pre-configured names (like "OK, Google"), and then wake up the main CPU to do the rest.
  - ddingus 9y ago
    Ahh, didn't know that. Makes a ton of sense.
- na85 9y ago
  Personification is an antifeature to me. I find the named Siri and Alexa to be juvenile and mildly embarrassing.
- paulie_a 9y ago
  "hey Google" does work I always found the phrase ok Google simply awkward to pronounce

I want to like Siri but I spend so much time correcting what it has misunderstood, it's nearly not worth using it. The Google alternative is, from what I understand, something that just works.

ddingus 9y ago

But it's not personified to the degree Siri is. I noted this elsewhere in the thread. Doing that bit of theatre, with some humor, pop culture relevant things, even just good responses, appears to matter more to people than "it can do it", and "it actually did it" hit rates. OK Google needs a name. Google is this big, smart thing. People get that. But, "Ask Siri" has less friction and appears easier to identify with than giving an order to a corporation is, "OK Google." Maybe just, "Hey Google" would make a subtle difference. And, in typical Apple fashion, "Ask Siri" is all you need to know to attempt it. Further, discovery has error. If that can be best guess, combined with some fun, people will play. "OK Google" lacks these human friendly connotations. A name would be a follow, hard for Google, but... If it were me, I would flat out own that, get the name, and run ADS. "We hear you... meet [name not common, familiar sounding, friendly, easy to say.]" There has to be either an old world name with good connotations, or a variant that is catchy, fun, gender fluid. Lol, use goog. Mostly kidding, but a tiny bit serious. Better, much better is out there. Or, let the user name it. Why not? "OK Google, can I call you inigo?" "Sure, I will answer to inigo. And OK Google when I'm not properly introduced, OK?"

mercer 9y ago
I'm not a huge fan of Siri's 'jokey' personality, but I could live with it if it actually worked. As it is, it just feels extra frustrating to have a 'personal assistant' that is extremely dumb and cracks jokes.
- ddingus 9y ago
  Oh, I agree. Don't use it myself. Got downvotes, but it seems to me Google has the superior product. True for me and how I use it anyway. Add in a little personification, and it's nothing but win, IMHO. So far, I've seen people like the bit of theatre related to Siri. Whether we do or not isn't necessarily the point.
icebraining 9y ago
Or, let the user name it. Why not? Supposedly these devices have low-power chips that can only recognize certain pre-configured names (like "OK, Google"), and then wake up the main CPU to do the rest.
- ddingus 9y ago
  Ahh, didn't know that. Makes a ton of sense.
na85 9y ago
Personification is an antifeature to me. I find the named Siri and Alexa to be juvenile and mildly embarrassing.
paulie_a 9y ago
"hey Google" does work I always found the phrase ok Google simply awkward to pronounce