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Re: Even Apple employees hate Siri and are skeptical of its future, new report says

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Post by dpkirchner » Sat, Apr 29, 2023, 1:29 PM UTC

sethaurus wrote: post #451

dpkirchner wrote: post #424

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Amazon is hilariously bad at understanding voices. The number of times it has played "Pure" instead of "NPR" is astounding, despite me going in to the Alexa app to report the error every time. I'm convinced those error reports are round-filed.

What does "round-filed" mean?

Thrown in the (round) trash can. At least that's what I meant. Based on my googling it looks like it's an uncommon term -- way way less common than I thought. Not sure where I first heard/read it.

Re: Even Apple employees hate Siri and are skeptical of its future, new report says

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Post by adamkochanowicz » Sat, Apr 29, 2023, 1:30 PM UTC

beerpls wrote: post #439

Twisell wrote: post #271

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He was referring to Google assistant. But I can second his point of view from a Siri user standpoint. I use it almost every day for two insignificant task, but yet it work and I use it everyday: - Shutting down the remaining alarm clocks (I'm really not a morning person) - Setting up timer when I cook At some point I also used it to control smart lights but I haven't set up the system again in my new flat. And I'm se…

Again, the only feature i’ve seen mentioned as a positive is controlling a clock/alarm You’re even acknowledging how cumbersome iot is Is that really the pinnacle of virtual assistants - billion dollar alarm handlers?

They weren't defending virtual assistants. Relax and read more carefully the context of the thread.

Re: Even Apple employees hate Siri and are skeptical of its future, new report says

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Post by WanderPanda » Sat, Apr 29, 2023, 1:55 PM UTC

ceejayoz wrote: post #401

BlandDuck wrote: post #365

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It's unbelievable that Apple hasn't been able to do better. My 'favorite' Siri 'feature' is when I ask for directions to 'home' it gives me directions to the local Home Depot.... really??? EDIT: After thinking about this for a while, the reason this irks me is that 'directions to home' is one of the most basic asks. I am not asking Siri to play some obscure unreleased track from an underground British punk band. I am…

Every few months, Siri decides I live at 123 East Foo street. Just adds the E when I say “directions to home” and tries to go miles off course. Lasts a week or two, then back to normal. If I spell or type out the address, it still adds the E, with no apparent way to get to my actual home address. As a bonus, last night I said “cancel my 6am alarm” and it said “you have 29 alarms around that time”, and proceeded to re…

Some people would argue that Siri has alignment issues and that Apples datacenters should ne airstriked now

Re: Even Apple employees hate Siri and are skeptical of its future, new report says

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Post by geoffpado » Sat, Apr 29, 2023, 2:20 PM UTC

dpkirchner wrote: post #461

sethaurus wrote: post #451

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What does "round-filed" mean?

Thrown in the (round) trash can. At least that's what I meant. Based on my googling it looks like it's an uncommon term -- way way less common than I thought. Not sure where I first heard/read it.