Re:Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B
by gambiting on Monday April 12, 2021 @11:40AM
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Because even the "big" tech from "big" companies is still shit. Have a 2020 LG TV with Google assistant built in, and it's a piece of hot garbage.
Example: I frequently switch between display profiles to suit what I need. Saying
"switch to cinema display mode" - works fine.
Saying:
"switch to user display mode" - 100% of the time results in the TV replying "which user would you like to select?".
Like...it's not my fault that the dumb TV has the custom profile named "User".
Google probably spent billions on voice recognition, but it's all worthless, because someone without an ounce of imagination just coded it to react to the words "change" and "user" as the user profile selector, the rest of the sentence be damned.
But back to cars - Google Assistant in Android Auto is equally shit. Try saying "hey google, open spotify", then "hey google, play music". 100% of the time, it switches from Spotify to Google Music. It's insane.
Re:Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B
by bombcar on Monday April 12, 2021 @11:57AM
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The move to companies naming everything "Brand Name Generic Name" coincided with the move to voice assistants in the worst possible way. "iTunes" is unique but "Apple Music" is just two nouns - and we see this across so many properties.
Example: I frequently switch between display profiles to suit what I need. Saying
"switch to cinema display mode" - works fine.
Saying:
"switch to user display mode" - 100% of the time results in the TV replying "which user would you like to select?".
Like...it's not my fault that the dumb TV has the custom profile named "User".
Google probably spent billions on voice recognition, but it's all worthless, because someone without an ounce of imagination just coded it to react to the words "change" and "user" as the user profile selector, the rest of the sentence be damned.
But back to cars - Google Assistant in Android Auto is equally shit. Try saying "hey google, open spotify", then "hey google, play music". 100% of the time, it switches from Spotify to Google Music. It's insane.