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Does Google Home know who Jesus is? Brentwood resident says no
Fox 17 News Nashville ^ | January 25 2018 | Erika Kurre

Posted on 01/26/2018 1:30:03 AM PST by HarleyD

Audio technology like Google Home and Amazon's Alexa are becoming a dominant source for information.

But now, it appears one of the most common names is unknown to Google Home.

And some people are sounding the alarm about what the technology tells you when you ask about Jesus.

Brentwood resident David Sams owns a Google Home and an Amazon audio speaker. He says both give two different answers when asking "Who is Jesus Christ?"

"I even asked Google who is David Sams? Google knew who I was, but Google did not know who Jesus was, Google did not know who Jesus Christ was, and Google did not know who God was," Sams said.

Smart speakers are a technology owned by about 40 million Americans -- that's about one in six people in the nation.

And this religious conversation at home is making waves on social media.

Comments, videos and test results posted asking "Who is Jesus?"

The general response from Google Home is "I'm not sure how to help you with that."

There's still no response from the Google company on why.

"It's kinda scary, it's almost like Google has taken Jesus and God out of smart audio," Sams said. "First it started with schools."

Google Home refers to Jesus Christ when asking about the Last Supper and even Saint Peter.

And there's plenty of information on the prophet Muhammed, Buddha -- even Satan.

Nashville resident Martin Collins says she thinks this feeds into a bigger problem.

They took prayer out of schools, they think just taking Jesus out of everything is politically correct these days and I think that's the stem of a lot of our problems," Collins said.

Collins has no doubt Google has purposefully programmed Jesus out of its audio speakers.

"To keep from stepping on toes, political correctness," Collin said. "That seems to be more important these days than what's right and what's wrong."

Sams is calling for answers from Google as it's become a main source of information readily available that so many are coming to depend on.

"I don't know if there's some kind of wizard making these decisions or if it's some kind of oversight," Sams said. "But whatever it is, they need to address it immediately."


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1 posted on 01/26/2018 1:30:03 AM PST by HarleyD
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To: HarleyD

Google’s motto: Do only evil.


2 posted on 01/26/2018 1:34:42 AM PST by Fai Mao (I still want to see The PIAPS in prison)
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To: Fai Mao

Agreed. It’s ironic that the AI’s ability to answer questions about Satan but not about Christ is deemed the best way to avoid “stepping on toes.” Are satanists the majority now?


3 posted on 01/26/2018 1:42:24 AM PST by ransomnote
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To: HarleyD

They probably don’t want to offend Muslims with a Christian concept of Jesus — but even yet one would think the system would ask whose idea of Jesus you meant, offering the most common possibilities for that idea first — the best a soulless system could do.

As Jesus Himself asked, “Who do you say that I am?” He left Himself open to being looked at through various ideas.


4 posted on 01/26/2018 1:43:51 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: ransomnote

I’m curious if the system remains obtuse to “Who is Jesus Christ the Savior of mankind”?

That should evoke a generic Christian definition.


5 posted on 01/26/2018 1:46:24 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: HarleyD

I noticed Google failed to acknowledge Christmas on its search page Dec 25

What smary little POS at that place.


6 posted on 01/26/2018 1:46:43 AM PST by A_Former_Democrat (Another Islamic terrorist event, and no “outrage” from the “Muslim community”. Again)
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To: HarleyD

We have Google home. Didn’t know Jesus, but did know Christ.


7 posted on 01/26/2018 1:48:13 AM PST by luckystarmom
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To: HarleyD

Probably being programmed by a Muslim from Pakistan on an H1-B.


8 posted on 01/26/2018 1:53:16 AM PST by thoughtomator
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To: thoughtomator

I’d lean on Google to follow that question up, at the least. We can’t expect religiosity out of a soulless system. But we can expect it, at the least, to demonstrate knowledge of comparative religion.


9 posted on 01/26/2018 1:56:08 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: HarleyD

Related: On Tucker Carlson’s show two nights ago, Brit Hume said something about DACA and it activated his Alexis/Google. Then Brit said “Alexa, are you spying on me?” Silence.


10 posted on 01/26/2018 2:23:32 AM PST by KJC1 (Illegals: One hand out and the other one flipping us the bird)
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To: Fai Mao

Alternate Google motto: If it is evil, we had a hand in it.


11 posted on 01/26/2018 2:30:57 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: HarleyD

There is nothing like crapping on your customer.
Google & Amazon’s marketing plan is tell your customer to F-off.

Ingenious.


12 posted on 01/26/2018 2:33:25 AM PST by TheNext
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To: luckystarmom

Does it know: the Devil, Satan, Mohamed, Allah? Answer those identities to see if there is an agenda in play. ‘Jesus’ is also a popular Mexican name.


13 posted on 01/26/2018 2:33:50 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: HarleyD

Is the “anti-Christ” functioning through Big Tech? Since the Bible and Shakespeare are the most important literary works in the history of the world, one would think that Google had heard of one of the main characters?


14 posted on 01/26/2018 3:00:27 AM PST by jazzlite
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To: HiTech RedNeck

I would be disappointed as well if my home voice control device to provide correct escheatological context and self-awareness of lack of a soul. If it’s not Marvin the Robot, it’s wrong.


15 posted on 01/26/2018 3:07:16 AM PST by thoughtomator
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To: HarleyD

Let this be a warning for all AI.

AI is a tool that can be used for good or bad. AI is based on a set of presuppositions that are unquestioned. Then AI accumulates data, which may be facts or fake facts. It categorizes the accumulated data based on the presuppositions.

AI is an extension of Predictive Modeling. Predictive Modeling is 1st gen AI. Predictive modeling was wrong about the 2016 election because its presuppositions were biased. All data fed the model was interpreted based on the biased presuppositions.

This is true outside politics. Krugman style economic models are based on biased presuppositions. These models say the current economic boom is just an anomaly that cannot last.

The same is true of NFL Playoff models that got it wrong for the Vikings, the Jaguars .... got it wrong for 7 of the first 8 playoff games ... because the presuppositions were biased.

The same thing can happen with CocaCola, or Pepsi, or Amazon, or Ford, or any commercial business.


16 posted on 01/26/2018 3:47:12 AM PST by spintreebob
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To: HarleyD
I somewhat understand why Google answers as it does since it is nothing but congeries of algorithms and can't witness to Christ, and therefore can't really help. Although, since the algorithms are programmed by humans, I would have preferred that a believing coder would have slipped in the following response:

If the person asking knows nothing about Jesus, then the answer should be "Read the Bible, talk with a priest or pastor, and then ask yourself the question."

If the person asking has heard of Jesus - same as above.

Only people with souls can know Christ. Computers and networks and demons can only know of Him.

Salvation comes one individual at a time, and only upon asking one's self the question and answering it one's self.

No machine will ever be up to the task of answering that question.

17 posted on 01/26/2018 4:11:08 AM PST by Sirius Lee (In God We Trust, In Trump We MAGA)
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To: Sirius Lee

The machine can easily report descriptions per numerous anthologies on the topic.

If not delivered, then it has been intentionally avoided and manifests nefarious intent.


18 posted on 01/26/2018 4:19:52 AM PST by Cvengr ( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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To: Cvengr
If not delivered, then it has been intentionally avoided and manifests nefarious intent.

And? Now what? What are you going to do about it?

19 posted on 01/26/2018 4:26:17 AM PST by Sirius Lee (In God We Trust, In Trump We MAGA)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

There was an answer to that question and needs to be in context. The question was rhetorical, not open ended as if people could put anything in the blank.

“You are the Christ.”


20 posted on 01/26/2018 4:37:08 AM PST by madison10
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