We’ve all felt like this was happening, didn’t we? “For your smartphone to actually pay attention and record your conversation, there needs to be a trigger, such as when you say “hey Siri” or “okay Google.” In the absence of these triggers, any data you provide is only processed within your own phone. This might…
Do you think they realized how much music they would have to remove from playlists once they started down this path? “Today, Spotify has released a new statement on the matter following public backlash. The company starts by saying that the language used was “vague and left too many elements open to interpretation” and clarifies…
I think these are pretty common sense rules about livestreaming, or any internet use for kids, honestly. I’ve seen some kids do really cool things with Youtube channels, or just using the various platforms to interact with other kids. I’ve also seen horror story after horror story of what happens when kids don’t understand the…
Turns out, this is a real difficulty – Finally, stationary objects turn out to be a real issue for automated systems. There are so many of them alongside and above the roadway that need to be ignored that it is harder than you’d think to know which ones to pay attention to. After spending the…
I suppose this is possible…. Echo woke up due to a word in background conversation sounding like “Alexa.” Then, the subsequent conversation was heard as a “send message” request. At which point, Alexa said out loud “To whom?” At which point, the background conversation was interpreted as a name in the customers contact list. Alexa…
I wonder if they separated the numbers for different workplace environments. Like, in an open office concept, is it even worse, or do people email and IM less, offsetting what would clearly be in person interruptions and distractions? Either way, we are terrible at multitasking and the new push to communicate more, is not helping…