tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post4987241625003823202..comments2024-03-28T10:08:38.560-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Living In The FutureRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-89768370241390163142019-01-27T11:49:46.759-05:002019-01-27T11:49:46.759-05:00I love Surveillance Capitalism.I love Surveillance Capitalism.Monty Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345955059346475121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-70919201234422087842019-01-27T11:46:50.172-05:002019-01-27T11:46:50.172-05:00John, ours doesn't control anything. We use i...John, ours doesn't control anything. We use it as a kind of assistant to look up quick facts, tell us the weather and time things.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-32880484030556218442019-01-27T07:19:20.159-05:002019-01-27T07:19:20.159-05:00So far I've progressed to letting the hockey p...So far I've progressed to letting the hockey puck control one light in the addition. <br />We are going to add another puck in the kitchen and use it as a very smart timer. <br />The next step will probably be to let it control the basic microwave sold by a company named after a river in South America.<br /><br />I veer between B's view and yours. <br /><br /><br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-9061659939241804462019-01-27T00:00:36.089-05:002019-01-27T00:00:36.089-05:00"Here I am, brain the size of a planet and th..."Here I am, brain the size of a planet and they use me for an egg timer. Call that job satisfaction? ‘Cos I don’t.”azmountaintrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01009527590383698138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-56277691909498486412019-01-26T16:28:35.269-05:002019-01-26T16:28:35.269-05:00Not for me. I do not enable microphones period. ...Not for me. I do not enable microphones period. I am may not discuss the overthrow of the evil empire, but I also do not what to have something listening to ease my consumer experience.<br /><br />If it was left me to be Capitalism would probably fail. <br /><br />Paul Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13086817366757073981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-5080518424694178882019-01-26T10:42:26.137-05:002019-01-26T10:42:26.137-05:00B, yes, it is. I do not usually foment revolution...B, yes, it is. I do not usually foment revolution at home. or even utter much in the way of criticism beyond the kinds of things I post online. My (Android) phone was already listening, and I don;t find the Google AI not nearly as handy as Alexa. Tam says Apple's Siri is a close match.<br /><br /> If you're not sticking your cellphone in a shielded enclosure when home and using push-to-talk on your landline phones, you haven't a leg to stand on to warn of the dangers of adding one more open microphone and AI.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-91017828298343489242019-01-26T09:27:27.608-05:002019-01-26T09:27:27.608-05:00It's an important lesson in humility for the r...It's an important lesson in humility for the robot. :-)Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-70438387429761189062019-01-26T08:46:48.404-05:002019-01-26T08:46:48.404-05:00But it is still listening. But it is still listening. B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.com