I'm only pessimistic in the sense that current offerings only work when devices with microphones (and sometimes cameras too) are inside your home and always lis

I'm only pessimistic in the sense that current offerings only work when devices with microphones (and sometimes cameras too) are inside your home and always listening/watching. The technology itself is great. If I could have an agent like Alexa that was fully under my control and only connected to the Internet to execute my instructions (rather than to recognize/record my speech/activities) and all other processing was done locally, I'd be all over it. But since that's not the case, I don't want that technology anywhere near me. Which is why I love doing stuff like this[0]. I hope you had a good day too. [0] https://xkcd.com/1807/ https://xkcd.com/1807/