So the Amazon products are speaking up on their own? And since they typically record or have recordings of what is captured, I’m sure they can verify, which is probably why they stored his account.
I made a decision from the outset not to have that kind of stuff in my house, and that any devices that had it built in (e.g. garage door opener) would remain disabled or crippled if necessary (disconnecting/shielding antenna).
I never thought the threshold for bad behaviour on the part of the corporate actors would be so low.
“said no one was home when the alleged slur was made and the incident”
So the implication is if someone was home and made a remark it would have been ok to have the electronic thought police shut down his home.
At least a pit bull didn’t chew the drivers leg off.
and there it is- complete control over people’s behavior in regards to using products that rely on company oversight to run
For racism now... In the future for shopping with or receiving goods from someone other than Amazon. And because they will be working with the government to control you and your home they will be allowed to do this all they like.
racial slurs should only be used niggardly.
A black guy btw
Course say the n word a lot
A fair number of folks do I think just quietly or in traffic
I really like all things tech that are useful and have tried these things from the beginning but all of it either failed or I got tired of dealing with it and now nothing other than a NEST thermostat which I have disconnected from the WiFi but I suspect that it will connect and don’t trust it so I keep a loaded shotgun handy in case it makes any suspicious noises.
home-assistant.io
Only way to do home automation. Open Source. No third party cloud services. You can run your house on a Raspberry Pi and it only uses your home network. Not the internet. You can use an app to connect remotely to monitor and control things but it’s a direct secure connection with no 3rd party SAAS.
I’m wanting to automate drip irrigation and ventilation in my high tunnel(unheated greenhouse) using logic and sensors instead of just timers.
Soil moisture(control watering)
air temperature and humidity(open/close vents)
anemometer(close vents most of the way if it gets really windy, regardless of temperature)
Sounds like a battle of the bots.
Wasn’t this a originally a Babylon Bee piece?
Hal, turn on the stove. I want to prepare my dinner. And unlock the door, I need to go outside for a minute.
Sorry, I won’t do either of those things, Dave. You supported Trump. I heard you myself.
I simply do not understand this at all. You say a bad word and Amazon is programed to shut down your system? How is that even possible? They have no authority to do that. This is incredible to me.
Suppose you do say a bad word? Suppose you are standing there cursing & swearing? Suppose you do worse than that. Suppose you kill your spouse or whatever, I don’t see how Amazon has any right to take any action at all.
Well...I reckon if some idiot didn’t allow “AI” to run his house we wouldn’t know about this SHITE!
LOL. This is too funny. Racist AI!! Ban it!!
Ah, Morn’in. Just awoke from a much needed several year nap.. This is a conspiracy theory!!! And, ya know what ? My phone just sent a text to agreed.
Time to DROP THE SMART HOMES !!!
THAT IS NOT A DESIRED FEATURE !!!
Obviously the homeowner was watching Blazing Saddles recently, and the doorbell decided to channel Gabby Johnson. Con sarn it.