On Siri and sequential inferenceHey, Siri, are you contextually aware? Yes, I am! Why don't people think so? ...
Rene Ritchie has been covering Apple and the personal technology industry for almost a decade. Editorial director for Mobile Nations, analyst for iMore, video and podcast host, you can follow him on Snapchat, Instagram, or Twitter @reneritchie.
*/
/*-->*/
/*-->*/
I use Siri, Apple's virtual assistant, all day, every day. Most of the time it's an incredibly enabling technology that lets me both do my job and manage my home more easily and naturally than I'd have previously though possible. But, when it crashes, it crashes hard.
Walt Mossberg, writing for The Verge:
In recent weeks, on multiple Apple devices, Siri has been unable to tell me the names of the major-party candidates for president and vice president of the United States. Or when they were debating. Or when the Emmy awards show was due to be on. Or the date of the World Series. […]
John Gruber, writing for Daring Fireb...
Source:
On Siri and sequential inference
