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Re:Alexa for Business by falcolas on Thursday November 30, 2017 @12:27PM (#15817536)
Alexa, deploy project aardvark.

OK, deploying project aardvark, now on version 5

Alexa, roll back project aardvark.

OK, rolling back project arc, now on version 21.

Alexa, I said roll back aardvark!

OK. Rolling back project arc, now on version 20.

Alexa, stop everything!

I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that.

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Re:Alexa for Business by seanmcdirmid on Thursday November 30, 2017 @01:03PM (#15817912)
This is why no company has dared to choose HAL as the name for their digital voice assistant yet.
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Re:Alexa for Business by RegBarclay on Thursday November 30, 2017 @01:13PM (#15818022)
They're missing out. I would buy HAL as a system or a personality for any existing system.
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Re:Alexa for Business by ghaff on Thursday November 30, 2017 @01:56PM (#15818424)
HAL probably wouldn't work well as a trigger name: too short and not unique enough.
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Re:Alexa for Business by lostboys67 on Thursday November 30, 2017 @01:18PM (#15818075)
having an assistant called EDI would be better

" I enjoy the sight of humans on their knees. "

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Re:Alexa for Business by outworlder on Thursday November 30, 2017 @12:54PM (#15817819)
You make it confirm the intent, and only then execute.
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Re:Alexa for Business by coolanymous on Thursday November 30, 2017 @01:00PM (#15817876)
how about: Alexa, look up "X" in company wiki? or Alexa, what are the company holidays this month? or Alexa, submit an expense report for event "X" for "Y" dollars or Alexa, set Out of Office auto reply or ...
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