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Re:Has Amazon Ruined the Name Alexa? by sep_field on Saturday February 20, 2021 @12:59AM (#26202001)
There's no reason the language model couldn't be stored locally. It doesn't need to be transmitting everything you say all the time to corporate HQ.
Re:Has Amazon Ruined the Name Alexa? by scubbo on Sunday February 21, 2021 @08:44PM (#26219703)
I have serious doubts that the storage and computation components necessary to do full TextToIntent locally would result in an economic product - but, regardless, that isn't a refutation of my point that "smart speakers do provide some value to the average user, and to pretend that they don't undermines the legitimate discussion about privacy".