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by bitpush 384 days ago
This is revisionist history. Apple bought Siri, and it was seen as such a trailblazer - and now looks at its plight. Siri is the worst of all the assistants, and a textbook example of what not to do.
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duxup 384 days ago
I don't see how "seen as a trailblazer" means that it must still be that way years later...
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bigyabai 384 days ago
Given that digital assistants are the most popular they have ever been, it's not absurd to suggest Apple missed their AI on-ramp.
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duxup 384 days ago
Digital assistants appear in Star Trek, but that doesn't mean any given one was going to succeed.
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bigyabai 383 days ago
You'll note that Star Trek's digital assistants didn't struggle to set a timer.
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