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Siri the voice assistant is disappointing, but I find Google's and Amazon's to be disappointing also and I think it's an inherent problem of voice assistants an
by waisbrot 5y ago
Siri the voice assistant is disappointing, but I find Google's and Amazon's to be disappointing also and I think it's an inherent problem of voice assistants and AI. If Google Assistant can get basic tasks correct more often, I just end up irritated that it can't get more complex tasks correct.
But Apple's been branding some simpler heuristics as Siri and those are excellent:
- Suggesting data to add to a contact based on scraping from elsewhere
- Associating a phone number that's calling me with a person who emailed me with a phone number in the signature
- Suggesting apps to open based on time, location, connected peripherals, or recent activity
- Suggesting driving directions based on calendar items or history
None of these make me say "wow! AI!" But they do make me feel like my phone "just works" which is even better.
- TheJoeMan 5y agoI believe this article conflates two separate pieces of voice AI: speech-to-text and processing the text. Google’s speech to text is amazing, possibly related to the “less privacy” part. Siri can handle slightly more complicated commands but so many times I see it transcribe what I’m saying… then in a blink change all the words.