![]() Alexa started recording you dancing naked to “Oops, I Did It Again” the second you requested she play the song - and she, Siri, and Scarlett Johansson are watching it and laughing at your male shortcomings. She’s probably collecting all sorts of blackmail material on you right now, and she’ll sell it to the highest bidder while you sleep. Because even when she’s not being addressed, you know Alexa is listening to you. This means I’ve never talked to Siri and I damn sure won’t be inviting Alexa into my house. For example, I do not use voice-activated anything. I agree! Despite being in tech for 30 years now, I am a shockingly analog person. We are dumbing down machines that are inherently superior.” “This is addressing problems that don’t exist. The fridge has a friendly male voice that has vocal tics like “oh,” “ahh,” and “umm.” “The tics make it seem more human,” Dinesh tells Gilfoyle. The tech in question is a $14,000 refrigerator Jian-Yang buys to replace Erlich’s now-deceased appliance. ![]() ![]() In this week’s Silicon Valley, he and I bonded over our shared hatred of humanized technology. Bertram Gilfoyle has always been my spirit animal.
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