1807: Listening
Listening |
Title text: Sure, you could just ask, but this also takes care of the host gift thing. |
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Discussion
I think it's important to note that, at least with Alexa, the device isn't transmitting to the cloud 24/7 - the "wake word" detection happens locally, and then it starts streaming to the Amazon servers. Okofish (talk) 13:18, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
I think I Know You're Listening should be mentioned as a related comic. Effy (talk) 13:33, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
That's a recent variant of an old joke. https://www.google.fr/search?q=voice+command+format+c+colon Perhaps Randall got triggered by this news: “Alexa, buy me a dollhouse.” --MGitsfullofsheep (talk) 15:31, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
It's worth noting that Amazon Echo was recently criticized because the host of a television show was filmed using his to make an order, which, when watched, was recognized as valid on devices which didn't use a pin. This caused many unanticipated purchases for viewers. I'm not sure wether it was an urban myth, but I heard lots of discussion on the topic a few months ago. 108.162.246.95 17:08, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
- A quick google shows it's related to the dollhouse story: https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/08/amazon-echo-attempted-spending-spree/ --108.162.238.11 18:20, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
Don't read this comic out loud. 13thehappykid (talk) 20:42, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
- Ha could be a problem for those who some to use this site to read the transcript with a reader because of problems with their sight... They would not read this warning first ;-) --Kynde (talk) 21:19, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
This device reminds me on Star Trek (TNG):
Captain Piccard: Computer, initiate self destruction. ...
Nowhere else people are talking so often in a human form to a computer. And I'm sure that will be the future -- not only at home or in a car.--Dgbrt (talk) 21:07, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
Anyone still waiting for a whatif or comic about Trappist-1?XFez (talk) 13:51, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
- Would be nice, but I'm no longer specially optimistic about it. --Kynde (talk) 21:19, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
I am impressed that someone took the time to calculate (at least roughly), how much two tons of creamed corn would cost. 162.158.62.75 16:28, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
- That is what we do here on explain xkcd ;-) --Kynde (talk) 21:19, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
- If two tons of creamed corn costs $10000 (USD?), according to the explanation editor, that works out to $4.61 per 14.75oz can. Where I live, national brands cost less than $1.50 a can.These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For (talk) 03:15, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
FWIW, the current version of Google Now only responds to "OK, Google" when spoken by the device owner (or someone with closely matching vocal qualities); my wife's phone won't respond to my voice, nor mine to hers, for the initial hotword detection. (Any voice is accepted for the actual query after a successful hotword match, or following a tap on a voice-command icon. Dansiman (talk) 05:47, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
For fun I tested this today with my Echo Dot and someone has fixed this security hole. When told "Alexa, order two tons of creamed corn" the reply was "hmmm... I think I'm going to save you from yourself and skip that particular order." 162.158.79.65 02:28, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
Burger King recently took advantage of this. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/04/google-burger-king-feud-over-control-of-the-google-assistant/ 108.162.210.202 22:16, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
Why exactly did Cueball and Ponytail invite Black hat and Danish to their house? 141.101.98.216 12:02, 27 November 2020 (UTC)