@stevegrunwell *this is after - around 6 or 7 years ago I bought a Kindle fire that was the only model they had without an AI of a digital assistant automatically enabled, a few months after purchase, against my repeated refusal to grant it permission to turn on, the AI came on anyways & within a week of my near continually being irked & spooked by this, it dropped from my bag (with my neuropathy I didn't notice it then) & I accidentally drove over it. Even as for a day or so in some regards I was a little more frantic to find it crushed, I was equally relieved, as said device that was disobeying my commands was destroyed.

It's a mainstay of why I no longer have an ebook reader either, as I don't want said mess to repeat itself & why I don't really accept things that are "just grant it permission",as it's not the only AI I've had that's turned itself on, without said permission.

#AI #DigitalAssistants #BigTechMess

@stevegrunwell it's the same set of medical conditions that make me need a rugged smartphone, to avoid destroying them rather quickly & similarly need to use other adaptations/equipment - like forearm crutches at least a month a year, so it was a happy accident but a real one nonetheless, talking me about 36 hours to realize what had happened.

I need tech that's physically durable, more specifically to 90°F annual temperature changes, 3-20 foot falls to concrete (the smaller the device the higher the fall tolerance) & at least humid air, preferably a cup of water spilled on it not ending it's functionality, not tech that makes me jump or trip & fall in being startled by turning on it's AI without my consent as it starts talk to me, or has an insect in it's touchscreen sensitivity switching apps to turn on a video which startles me just as much. These are very different things & more & more I'm getting the later instead of the former!

#DisabilityAccessibility #AI #Durability