I missed this one the first time around.
This is about a, ah, conversation, for want of a better term, which we had with our bedroom āAlexaā:device this morning. (Donāt bother telling me I donāt know what a ābotā is, Iām already aware.) Anyway my BMD started deviling āherā.
Q. Alexa are you female?
A. Iām artificially intelligent and I have no sex.
Q. Alexa are you politically correct?
A. People have many different opinions and political ideas.
Q. Alexa are you a Mormon?
A. People believe in many religions.
Note the last two answers: why didnāt she say, āIām not a person , so I donāt have political opinions / religious beliefsā?
He asked her if she could speak in a male voice. āHāmmmā¦sorry, Iām not sure how to help you with that.ā She replied. It occurred to me that this technology never coulda invaded so many homes if it did use a masculine voice. That wouldaā¦
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Iām fervently glad I donāt have it or its counterpart Cortana around. Freakish.
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