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Reminds me of how much worse siri is getting every year, where it bit flips what I say to the opposite. Makes me think they're using ML models for everything w
by novok 4y ago
Reminds me of how much worse siri is getting every year, where it bit flips what I say to the opposite. Makes me think they're using ML models for everything which never gets anything right with %99.9 accuracy. "Hey siri turn off the bedroom lights", "Ok, turning on the bedroom". Recently tried alexa again with an old echo dot and it worked way better with basic things like I remembered it. Super sad.
- projektfu 4y agoSiri has languished in nifty feature hell. Apple bought it to look futuristic but hasn't made it useful. "Hey Siri, check my messages on WhatsApp" "You'll have to unlock your phone" If I could handle the phone right now I wouldn't be asking.... "hey Siri, what commands do you know?" "I can't do that." "Hey Siri, remind me to call Bill on Thursday" (tiny pause before on Thursday with continuation sounds like "uh") "Ok I set a reminder to call Bill." "Change to Call Bill on Thursday" [Adds "On Thursday" to the title] All of these things are much better handled by Alexa or Google. Alexa does need a two word command introducer though. It joins into conversations randomly by mistaking words for "Alexa".
- jbverschoor 4y agoSiri is unusable except for the following: - open an app. (Say Apple Podcasts, otherwise it'll open deezer) - call a contact (but randomly replaces your most frequently called person with someone I've spoken 10+ years ago) - set a timer - set an alarm that's really it. Reminders work like shit, exactly like you said. If siri doesn't know what to do with a contact, it asks you what you wanna do, and then doesn't understand it. I turn all this crap off as much as I can. Just a bunch of wasted dev-time, battery-time, and chip/die realestate which could be used for anything else.
- lancesells 4y agoMy Siri experience seems to degrade over time. Months ago all my lights used to respond individually. "Turn on the floor lamp in the living room" would turn on the lamp. Now that command turns on all lights in the living room. Last week my HomePod started responding with "uh-huh" within .5 seconds of it hearing "Hey Siri" well before it's given me a chance to actually say anything. And then there's so much trouble with connecting to the internet or even setting an alarm. Like setting a timer needs to connect to the internet even when there are zero issues with my connection. Please give me a local DumbPod.
- adamparsons 4y agoI was super disappointed to find out that after they crammed a whole iPhone SOC package into the speakers that they don't do offline processing for siri like the phone does. Seems like such a wasted opportunity