Tim RichardsJan 12, 2025

AI is going to turn out to be just like Apple's Siri, right? Promising a lot, delivering... a bit.

I mean, when your most reliable use of a personal assistant is setting timers for cooking, you wonder how useful it really is overall.

#AI #Siri #Apple

Show threadJames BannanJan 12, 2025
@timrichards the only thing I use Alexa for is setting timers (the visual representation on the Echo Clocks is great) and using a voice trigger to control home automation. I never ask it anything
Show threadTim RichardsJan 12, 2025
@jamesbannan I do ask Siri questions about the weather, and celebrities' ages, and conversions to metric units, etc. So I do get some use from it. But it's annoying how often it's unreliable, in that it doesn't hear what I'm asking accurately.
Show threadJames Bannan
@timrichards the modern tech experience does seem to involve a lot of shouting at inanimate objects
Jan 12, 2025 at 11:43pmWeb
Show threadTim RichardsJan 13, 2025
@jamesbannan Ask @NarrelleMHarris how often I end up yelling at Siri before it hears what I'm asking properly!
Show threadNarrelle M. HarrisJan 13, 2025

@timrichards @jamesbannan

It's a lot.