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Re:Not OK, Google by rch on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @12:53PM (#12645558)
I met a good friend and current employer because Google Now told me about an event I might be interested in a couple of years ago.

Of course it also once told me how long it would take to get to an ex's house from my current girlfriend's place.

How about an 'OK, funny once' command?

Re:Not OK, Google by justinclift on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @02:23PM (#12646403)
As a possibly humourous thought along those lines, imagine explaining to your future child they were born because of a Google Now reminder. ;)

(eugenics through large scale suggestions anyone? ;>)

Re:Not OK, Google by woliveirajr on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @03:36PM (#12647037)
:-) do you know that getting pregnant isn't that easy and many couples track the cycles to see when their fertility is higher?

There are even apps to that... It wouldn't surprise me if someday this tracking was learnt by Google

Re:Not OK, Google by carapace on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @02:48PM (#12646622)
Heh, uh, oh shit.

This isn't funny at all. "They" (or Skynet) could totally do this and who would be the wiser?

Re:Not OK, Google by kps on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @04:34PM (#12647579)

  > How about an 'OK, funny once' command?

I hope that's a Heinlein reference.
Re:Not OK, Google by rch on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @05:22PM (#12648009)
yep!