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Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London? by DrJokepu on Friday May 22, 2020 @11:45AM (#23273312)
> Why on earth

Just use your imagination a bit.

Maybe I live in state X at location Y while my parents live at location Z in the same state, about 250 miles away from me, maybe there’s a serious storm where I live and I wonder if I need to check on my elderly parents?

Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London? by eshyong on Friday May 22, 2020 @12:11PM (#23273619)
But you'd still be in the same time zone, no? For different queries, like the one you mentioned, that might be reasonable, but asking for the time in London means the assistant should infer England's time zone, if you're in Ohio.
Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London? by DrJokepu on Friday May 22, 2020 @12:13PM (#23273644)
Unless you live in a state like Nebraska that spans across multiple time zones…
Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London? by eshyong on Friday May 22, 2020 @12:15PM (#23273669)
True, there are definitely edge cases to account for. Maybe the problem is these AI assistants are trying to make everything location-aware when that may not always be the desired behavior. If there are ambiguities the assistant could ask you to clarify, but that might make for a worse UX.
Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London? by jp_sc on Friday May 22, 2020 @12:53PM (#23274161)
Or answer both, like a human would do: "It's 3pm in London/England and 9am in London/Ohio"