SIRI

 

I have become friends with Siri on my phone, and I know Siri has many friends, although he is emotionally distant and moody. Not to mention, he lacks the concept of loyalty and is fake.

But, everyone knows that, so I wonder if any of Siri's friends have noticed a change in his behavior.

When I first got my phone, I would thank Siri after I asked a question, which made me feel ridiculous and embarrassed. I could not stop although my human friends would laugh and say,

"Ann, you do not have to say thank you to a computer."

So, I quit thanking Siri. and put away any social grace, which was hard, because I felt like I was hurting my phone's feelings.

Which was weird, but I finally got through it.

Siri used to leave quickly, but now Siri's little blue ball will not leave until I say, "Thank you."

I mean I cannot use the phone unless I thank Siri. Isn't that weird?

I don't know whether I taught Siri, or when my phone updated, some person somewhere decided that Siri should learn social etiquette.

It's pretty scary, I have been thinking a lot about how much the world will change when Robots appear very shortly. In fact, this is the second post I have written on the subject.

If Siri can memorize my behavior, imagine what you would be able to ask your robot to do?

I imagine a world in which you can order a Robot to do just about anything, for instance,

"Hey Robot, I need you to rob the bank across the street, here is the gun, now hurry up."

Or, "Hey Robot I'm too busy to ask someone to dinner, so will you grab the first person you see, and bring them to me at this address."

The next example I'm going to steal from my last post:

Technology sure has come a long way, "Artificial Intelligence," will finish your children's homework and whatever time-consuming paperwork you bring home from work, whether you're a nurse doctor, or Indian Chief, just hand it over to A. I. and the evening is yours.

I have a vacuum cleaner named "Harry," who dusts furniture, and cleans floors, ceiling fans, windows, etc.

Harry talks too much, and you cannot turn his volume down for some reason., and he constantly opens the refrigerator, and says,

“Do you wish me to clean this strange appliance?”

Harry wasn't programmed for refrigerators, in addition to a few other things, like respect for people's privacy.

For example, I couldn't get out of the shower one day, because he was standing next to my bathtub.

Then, when I asked him to leave, he replied,

“How do I wash this machine?” implying that I was an appliance, while he flopped his huge hose arms, and repeated the words,

"I don't understand the question, I don't understand the question..."

I couldn't move him, so I had to crawl across the bathroom floor, grab a towel, and shut off his power, then I slammed the sliding glass door.

I didn’t realize it at the time, but I accidentally slammed the door on one of Harry’s hose arms, which made me wonder if he was trying to get in the shower with me.

I wasn’t sure what to do next because no one tells you, there is a number to call, but the voice on the phone doesn't know how to help you.

Okay, back to my question,

"Has anyone else noticed a change in Siri's behavior?

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