Posted on 10/10/2017 1:43:53 PM PDT by nickcarraway
When Siri first hit the scene in 2011 — as the flagship feature on the iPhone 4s, no less — it was a novel piece of software to say the least. The early version of Siri wasn’t terribly powerful, but it was able to answer relatively basic queries and handle rather simple tasks such as setting reminders. In subsequent updates, Siri became much more powerful, even adding contextual awareness along the way. Equally as important, Siri’s ability to parse and understand language improved by leaps and bounds as well.
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According to HotHardware, engineers at Cornell decided to stack a number of competing AI assistants against each other to determine which boasted the highest IQ. When the dust settled, researchers found that Google’s AI has an IQ of about 47.28, putting it slightly below the IQ of an average six-year old. Siri, in contrast, didn’t fare all that well, with researchers finding that Apple’s AI checked in with an IQ of 23.9.
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I have an iPhone 5c and I love Siri. Anyone who messes with her messes with me.
The new Siri sounds like Nurse Ratched.
I despise and hate everything Google, and was casting about, trying different alternatives. And now I am forced to use it at work.
I cannot express how painful and inefficient it is.
Of course, Siri has been great for me, but iOS11 broke my microphone, so I have some axe grinding to do. I use Siri constantly to set alarms, read messages, dictate, etc.
Who is that? Looks a little like the gal who was in Animal House and Raiders of The Lost Ark, but...that can’t be her.
You are correct. That is NOT Karen Allen.
What do June Cleaver, Harriet Nelson, and Siri have in common?
They’re famous women who don’t work.
She vaguely reminds me of her...which is fine, because I always found her freckled face kinda nice to look at
It is, in fact, Ana de Armas
Siri is, and has always been useless.
Hahahahaha...that is at least true for me right now.
Siri has always worked grand for me, but I work with Speech Recognition professionally, so I know how to talk to her to make her purr...:)
I would differ, but as I said in a previous post, I have been administering speech software for a while, so I am not a good spokesman...
LOL, as I am getting older, I just can’t get the names anymore, so I beat all around the bush with everything else until someone can tell me!
My wife has her eyes in a perpetual roll state now...:)
Hmmm...sit right here and talk to me, young lady!
I don’t know why, but I’ve never gotten much help from Siri and I don’t like “her” voice. I’ve started using Alexa for various compatible devices and I like “her” much better - she also understands my input better and sounds less mechanical in her response.
There could be many reasons. I’m a woman, and perhaps Siri understands male voices better? I don’t know.
Then again, maybe this is just a highly individual preference on the part of the user.
All I know is I asked Siri what color her eyes are, and she said:
“That’s a fine question. Now can we get back to work?”
LOL, why don’t you change Siri to a man’s voice and see if he obeys better...no...wait...
So about the same as an NFL wide receiver.
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