Re:Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B
by defaultname on Monday April 12, 2021 @10:14AM
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I think Siri is intended to be more goal oriented. I use it extensively, with very little complaint, daily-
-set alarm -next song -set timer -set reminder (e.g. "Siri set reminder 6pm close garage door") -send message to <person>
These comprise 99% of what I would want it to do, and it does it marvelously.
Re:Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B
by iamatworknow on Monday April 12, 2021 @10:47AM
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Same here. I replaced the few Alexa devices in my house with Homepods over the last year and have notice no difference in how well they work because I don't use them for anything particularly complicated, and I don't _want_ to use them for any more than that. The only thing Siri seems to mess up for my usage is not interpreting things I put on my shopping list correctly, but usually in a way that's still recognizable (like "milk this'll").
> I find it so irritating that I always keep it disabled.
Ah, if there only was a way to disable it fully. Even when I disable Siri, it still randomly decides to call people when I boil a pot of rice
In fact I'd say Apple is just keeping spending money instead of shutting it down. When IBM Watson AI sank like turd in market it cut funding and let most of team go. I think Apple doing same might be more sensible.