I ask 100 information questions to four digital assistants

Re:I ask 100 information questions to four digital assistants by acdha on Friday June 30, 2017 @03:04PM (#14672972)

That's certainly true for most people sitting in front of a computer but I really liked the inclusive design guidelines from Microsoft[1] reminding us that there are many people for whom any particular assumption is untrue, often only temporarily or in a specific situation:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/design/inclusive

As an example, a coworker mentioned that his use of Alexa went from casual to heavy when they had a child and the ability to do things while carrying a baby suddenly became really important. I suspect there are more situations like that than we might think at first.

1. I know, 90s me is still getting used to saying that too

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Re:I ask 100 information questions to four digital assistants by ghaff on Friday June 30, 2017 @03:51PM (#14673238)

And I know a couple with a relatively young child and they love their Echo. All the tell a joke and other things along those lines that are kinda dumb to me. Or questions that I'd just as soon type on my phone or a computer but which are more natural to just speak in a family conversational setting.

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