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Re:Apple is struggling to become an AI powerhouse by eridius on Thursday June 08, 2017 @06:54PM (#14517805)
> The fact that Siri doesn't acknowledge it's listening or even give you a visual indicator that it's attention has been caught

Yes it does. It makes a very distinct sound when it starts listening, and the screen itself transitions to the Siri screen and shows the animating waveform.

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Re:Apple is struggling to become an AI powerhouse by naravara on Friday June 09, 2017 @11:25AM (#14522051)
It's weird. It takes several seconds after saying "Hey Siri" before it starts doing that. It works fine if you say "Hey Siri blah blah blah." But if you wait for the indication, then it actually messes up. It's listening before it's brought up, but it doesn't seem to listen to what you say immediately after it's brought up, it takes a second. It's very strange.
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Re:Apple is struggling to become an AI powerhouse by MagnumOpus on Friday June 09, 2017 @09:50AM (#14521325)
And it doesn't start listening until about a second later.

Which is a big problem.

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