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Re:Creator of Linux virtual assistant blames 'patent troll' ... by joshvm on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @04:09AM (#34787128)
I posted in another thread but I'm curious what happens when you throw a large language model into the mix that can "just do this". Suppose you prompt it with "input: <user>, <query>, <mic intensities in locations> output: an appropriate api request in <format>".

ChatGPT and the other GPT variants can already parse natural language requests much better than the incumbent systems can (for now). My Alexa device seems incapable of understanding that I have a "bedroom" area defined in Philips Hue, yet clearly knows individual lamp names.

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Re:Creator of Linux virtual assistant blames 'patent troll' ... by mr_donk on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @07:01AM (#34788179)
You need to define the room in Alexa ecosystem then this works fine. You tell it a room, and what devices are in it, then it’s “smart” about it. Don’t have Hue specifically, but Alexa doesn’t import room springs from other ecosystems I’ve used, you have to redefine them.
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