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Comment: Siri and HomePod will likely remain behind competing IAs, but there’s a reason for that

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/siri-homepod-opinion.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000&h=500)</div><p>Siri has come under <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/08/siri-still-lagging-behind-ia-rivals-despite-homepod-ios-11-upgrades-say-ex-employees-developers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fresh attack today[/url], with former members of Apple’s intelligent assistant team stating that it still lags behind its rivals despite the announcement of HomePod and improvements introduced in iOS 11.</p>
<p>Independent tests of the main IA systems also tend to bear this out, especially when it comes to personalization. Both Google Home and Amazon Echo have a better understanding than Siri of who we are and what we are likely to want.</p>
<p>The thing is, this isn’t coincidence – and doesn’t come without a cost …</p>
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