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Mediocrity is far too positive a word for the dumpster fire that is Siri.
by epaga 3y ago
Mediocrity is far too positive a word for the dumpster fire that is Siri.
- kstrauser 3y agoI hear that a lot, and I have no desire to tell you your opinion’s wrong, but it doesn’t match my experience. Siri’s… fine, I guess, for what I ask of it like setting timers and reminders and such. It’s not perfect, for sure: Me: Hey Siri, turn off the kitchen lights. Siri: I can’t process multiple requests. Me: Hey Siri, turn off the kitchen lights. Siri: OK. But it works reliably enough that I use it all the time for the reminder and timer actions. Is it vastly worse for other people, and in what ways?
- CharlesW 3y agoThe characterization of "mediocre" is fair, but we're transiting a household to Siri from Alexa (because Alexa doesn't work locally, and because of Amazon's track record on privacy), and it's not noticeably worse.
- georgespencer 3y agoSame transition some years ago. Siri is noticeably much, much worse to me. Borderline hopeless on a mixture of HomePod + HomePod Mini hardware.
- MBCook 3y agoThe feeling I’ve heard from people is Alexa was way better than Siri at first. Over time Siri got better. Not great but better. Alexa had mostly stayed the same or perhaps gotten a touch worse except for adding ads and other annoyances. I’ve never used anything but Siri. It works decently, definitely has its moods/dumb-as-a-post moments. But I’ve learn what works well and for that it’s proven very useful.