is anyone else weirded out by talking to AI?

plus she can't understand me 80% of the times I've tried to talk to her, so fuck that hoe

12/27/2016 6:47:29 PM

I tested that bitch out ... she aight, but not all that.

12/27/2016 6:50:57 PM

she's pretty handy, I just can't do it without feeling weird

it's too science fiction for me ;3

12/27/2016 9:45:14 PM

She's used quite frequently in our house, along with cousin Siri. Great for giving us the time and weather, especially helpful for folks with visual impairments.

12/28/2016 12:06:10 AM

^ok good point there

I can't get over my aversion to it though

I'm not worried about her recording me or anything 'cause I have nothing to hide, nor anything important to say or share

it just makes me feel less human or something

12/28/2016 12:11:49 AM

not sure what kind of response I'm looking for here LOL

Alexa does seem kinda friendly

12/28/2016 12:13:00 AM

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12/28/2016 2:45:57 AM

Alexa is my bitch. I boss her around all day.

12/28/2016 7:28:40 AM

Got the Echo Dot for Christmas and enjoying it so far.

Its weirder to me talking to Cortana on my PC. I got some new gear and rebuilt my desktop and only had Windows 10 now, so I pretty much had to upgrade. I am using both Cortana and Alexa a bit. Just wish that Alexa could interact with my Outlook calendar.

12/28/2016 12:32:30 PM

My problem with all these voice recognition things is I have just enough of an accent to throw it off 50% of the time.

It's not convenient for me if I have to sit there and be really careful with my enunciation when I could just type something on my phone.

12/28/2016 12:37:45 PM

Sup Alexa how you doin

12/28/2016 12:48:56 PM

I know that 90% of my life is spent near a microphone of some kind (I am a quasi- semi- tinfoil hat type in this way), but this is too much for me

12/28/2016 2:51:33 PM

I've got a google home, so I have to say "hey google" which isn't quite as natural as Alexa (but still only 3 syllables at least). Although it also responds to "hey boo-boo" if I want to ask it a question about pic-a-nic baskets.

12/28/2016 2:59:00 PM

I felt the same way about writing shit down to remember it in school

I'ws all like "I can remember this shit, and I can't read what I wrote 80% of the time anyway"

I couldn't remember though, and I tried to be more descriptive in my notes for future me.

Now I write things down.

I don't like the "AI" stuff either; it will probably be the same sort of deal. I'll refuse to use it for a while, and eventually I'll come around.

I think there's enough talk about privacy/security that we'll settle somewhere in a safe zone. That's the hope at least.

[Edited on December 29, 2016 at 1:32 AM. Reason : d]

12/29/2016 1:30:29 AM

I need to find some more uses for my echo. it mostly sits there these days.

[Edited on December 30, 2016 at 4:04 PM. Reason : l]

12/30/2016 4:04:18 PM

What if she talks to you this way tho




unrelated but more relevant: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/12/28/can-alexa-help-solve-a-murder-police-think-so-but-amazon-wont-give-up-her-data/


[Edited on December 30, 2016 at 6:24 PM. Reason : ]

12/30/2016 6:23:20 PM

I won me an Alexa Dot a week or so ago, and just hooked it up today.

So far all I've done is yell at it to add stuff to a grocery list, but even that is pretty noice.

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