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I quasi-jokingly have suggested that we will end up with a conlang like lojban (which is designed to be unambiguous) as a kind of "command language" to machines
by at_a_remove 4y ago
I quasi-jokingly have suggested that we will end up with a conlang like lojban (which is designed to be unambiguous) as a kind of "command language" to machines.
- smt88 4y agoIt's definitely not a joke at all. It's exactly how I use the voice assistants. But unlike a traditional programming language, there's no documentation, it's non-deterministic, and the same command will suddenly stop working. It's insane. So here's my process with Google Asisstant: - guess what it will understand through trial and error - use that command pattern, like "set [something] to [level]%", for a few months - try it again one day, and suddenly it doesn't work It makes you scared to trust it in almost any situation.
- crooked-v 4y agoSiri has gone through phases at least twice where it forgot what the word "half" meant in relation to lights, then suddenly understood it again several months later.
- smt88 4y agoI've extensively used Google Assistant and Siri. I've used Alexa a little bit, too. Google is like 4/10, Alexa is 5/10, and Siri is 0/10. Siri is stunningly bad. It understands the command ~50% of the time, and then the action it takes is useful (i.e. prevents me from needing to touch my phone) ~30% of the time.