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Does any voice assistant work? I feel like the only time I use Siri is to respond to text messages in the car.

• filoleg 3y ago
  > Does any voice assistant work? As a real human personal assistant would? Nope. As a nice utility for tons of different specific use cases? They absolutely do. Personally the things I use mine for: setting a timer while cooking or doing other things that keep hands preoccupied, setting an alarm while in the bed, checking the weather while I am in the closet trying to figure out what to wear, turning lights on/off without getting up, controlling the music while in the shower, checking time without opening my eyes (in case of me suddenly waking up during the night and trying to figure out whether i should try going back to sleep or abandon the idea due to having to wake up in an hour anyway), checking if i have any calendar reminders, checking when the next train arrives at the closest subway station, and controlling smart lights at home. All are fairly niche and definitely could be described as “i can live without it.” But it is really nice and helpful if you personally have any specific use cases that the assistants are good with.