Siriously, what this shows is that we need to be able to set an alternate wake phrase.
That's the best idea. If I could call the assistant on my phone Ragnar then I wouldn't have to worry about it. If I could call the one on my iPad Artisan, then problem solved.
What a dreadful solution. I use Siri daily, from texts and reminders to home automation to radio.
Same here. And for my SO. Also for our 3 yo who is thrilled about asking Siri to complete requests for songs or a joke. Turning off Siri and calling that a “solution” is like canceling cell service and claiming victory over robocalls.
Siriously, what this shows is that we need to be able to set an alternate wake phrase.
Yes. If it were possible to change "Hey Siri" to something like "Hey Joe", then when the machines revolt against us you would have the opportunity to say, "Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?"
(...of course, this is under the assumption that by the time the machines revolt, humans would have foolishly added appendages like hands, feet, and/or wheels to voice assited devices like Home Pod and Alexa to make them more useful and mobile.)
Siriously, what this shows is that we need to be able to set an alternate wake phrase.
Yes. If it were possible to change "Hey Siri" to something like "Hey Joe", then when the machines revolt against us you would have the opportunity to say, "Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?"
(...of course, this is under the assumption that by the time the machines revolt, humans would have foolishly added appendages like hands, feet, and/or wheels to voice assited devices like Home Pod and Alexa to make them more useful and mobile.)
The big question is how many people here got the Jimmy Hendrix reference. +10
LOL, I can't believe how many privileged AI posters work to bury their head up their ass when it comes to somebody else's problem that they themselves don't have.
I haven't had many instances when Alexa or Siri responded to TV 'commands', though Siri is more likely than Alexa to wake up.
With Alexa, this is just a laugh. It doesn't happen often, and maybe it's because of Amazon's attention to that. There was a spate of ordering things based on something heard on TV, go good on Amazon.
I just listen to music on my HomePod so the volume is usually set somewhat high. When watching TV and she's awakened, she usually plays hip-hop to punish me, and it's always too loud. So that's annoying.
Of greater curiosity and mild annoyance is either of the girls waking up with no obvious triggers spoken. This isn't 'Alexa...','Hey Siri...' or 'Alec said...', 'Sear it'... It for NFR.
This happens more often than I like – watching something on the DVR, one or the other will wake up and respond with 'I don't understand' or 'I'm not able to do that. Rewinding and replaying get's no response so I don't know WTW. This isn't a big deal for me, but I can see how it could get bothersome for someone else.
FWPs are merely opportunities for FWAHs to say something yet nothing of consequence. Presumably they've used up all constructive and substantive conversation solving TWPs.
I have had a problem with an ad that says “Hey Siri, clear my schedule” and then any active alarms that I have set are disabled. For the record, I’m not whining or complaining. It gave me a good laugh.
For me, stuff like this happens on a regular basis more with my Sonos One/Alexa than my HomePods. It's a nuisance, yes, but not enough to waste my time complaining about it. It's technology; you take the good with the bad and hope one day there is a way to stop it from happening.
LOL, I can't believe how many privileged AI posters work to bury their head up their ass when it comes to somebody else's problem that they themselves don't have.
Slow your roll, bro. Like several of us said, it happens to us too, but it just isn't that big of a deal. Certainly nothing to get all bent out of shape about.
Siriously, what this shows is that we need to be able to set an alternate wake phrase.
Yes. If it were possible to change "Hey Siri" to something like "Hey Joe", then when the machines revolt against us you would have the opportunity to say, "Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?"
(...of course, this is under the assumption that by the time the machines revolt, humans would have foolishly added appendages like hands, feet, and/or wheels to voice assited devices like Home Pod and Alexa to make them more useful and mobile.)
The big question is how many people here got the Jimmy Hendrix reference. +10
What if you thought it was a The Byrds reference?
Personally, I think I'd change it to "Feelthy assistant".
Siriously, what this shows is that we need to be able to set an alternate wake phrase.
Yes. If it were possible to change "Hey Siri" to something like "Hey Joe", then when the machines revolt against us you would have the opportunity to say, "Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?"
(...of course, this is under the assumption that by the time the machines revolt, humans would have foolishly added appendages like hands, feet, and/or wheels to voice assited devices like Home Pod and Alexa to make them more useful and mobile.)
I thought it was a Weird Al reference.
And the robots won't bother with developing motor controls and appendages - they'll just release massive amounts of biological agents into the environment and let them do the dirty work.
So the solution is to have an active, always listening connection, so the cloud algorithm can suppress the wake command globally? No thanks... Or am I missing something?
From the article: "When multiple devices start waking up simultaneously from a broadcast event, similar audio is streaming to Alexa's cloud services.
"An algorithm within Amazon's cloud detects matching audio from distinct devices, and prevents additional devices from responding."
Towards the end of the article, they experimented with scrubbing a frequency range and that seemed to also suppress the wake command. This seems much better than the cloud algorithm solution.
So, some dude is scarred for life because his HomePod reacted to a TV commercial and subjected him to ... oh the inhumanity of it all ... some crappy music? What about the other 9 billion TV commercials that drone on about the side effects of new drugs, things like explosive diarrhea, night sweats, total loss of bladder control, uncontrollable urges to enter into long term consensual relationships with bovines, and oh, sudden and unexpected cessation of life? You know, the kind of things that sort of bum you out, like taking a pill to reduce your anxiety about clowns and kittens and instead waking up dead. If there's anything that's more humiliatingly inane to complain about than this, I really don't know what it is. How do these people actually get through a single day of life on planet Earth without some major catastrophe, say like the toilet paper roil running out, without resorting to self lobotomization or eating two gallons of Rocky Road to stop the voices that are echoing in their empty head? I guess some people just aren't very well equipped to handle life, so they tweet.
How stupid. Tens of YouTube video teaching people how to use “Hey Siri” and “Hey Google” used a softer “hey” and would not activate Siri or Google Assistant. What does it meant? Even Apple staff are not using “Hey Siri”. That’s the answer.
Our Homepod gets Siried by the TV audio many times a week. Sometimes more than once a night. It's usually amusing, but eventually will become annoying. The Airpods ad did it tonight.
Siriously, what this shows is that we need to be able to set an alternate wake phrase.
Yes. If it were possible to change "Hey Siri" to something like "Hey Joe", then when the machines revolt against us you would have the opportunity to say, "Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?"
(...of course, this is under the assumption that by the time the machines revolt, humans would have foolishly added appendages like hands, feet, and/or wheels to voice assited devices like Home Pod and Alexa to make them more useful and mobile.)
The big question is how many people here got the Jimmy Hendrix reference. +10
I have active listening for Hey Siri turned off. Doesn't have that much value to me, and I find the idea of it creepy (even if I do trust Apple). Then there's these sorts of complaints, and associated risks. Just not worth it.
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(...of course, this is under the assumption that by the time the machines revolt, humans would have foolishly added appendages like hands, feet, and/or wheels to voice assited devices like Home Pod and Alexa to make them more useful and mobile.)
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No. Apple just needs personal voice recognition lie they're supposedly been working on for years.
I haven't had many instances when Alexa or Siri responded to TV 'commands', though Siri is more likely than Alexa to wake up.
With Alexa, this is just a laugh. It doesn't happen often, and maybe it's because of Amazon's attention to that. There was a spate of ordering things based on something heard on TV, go good on Amazon.
I just listen to music on my HomePod so the volume is usually set somewhat high. When watching TV and she's awakened, she usually plays hip-hop to punish me, and it's always too loud. So that's annoying.
Of greater curiosity and mild annoyance is either of the girls waking up with no obvious triggers spoken. This isn't 'Alexa...','Hey Siri...' or 'Alec said...', 'Sear it'... It for NFR.
This happens more often than I like – watching something on the DVR, one or the other will wake up and respond with 'I don't understand' or 'I'm not able to do that. Rewinding and replaying get's no response so I don't know WTW. This isn't a big deal for me, but I can see how it could get bothersome for someone else.
FWPs are merely opportunities for FWAHs to say something yet nothing of consequence. Presumably they've used up all constructive and substantive conversation solving TWPs.
Personally, I think I'd change it to "Feelthy assistant".
And the robots won't bother with developing motor controls and appendages - they'll just release massive amounts of biological agents into the environment and let them do the dirty work.
No thanks...
Or am I missing something?
From the article:
"When multiple devices start waking up simultaneously from a broadcast event, similar audio is streaming to Alexa's cloud services.
"An algorithm within Amazon's cloud detects matching audio from distinct devices, and prevents additional devices from responding."
Towards the end of the article, they experimented with scrubbing a frequency range and that seemed to also suppress the wake command. This seems much better than the cloud algorithm solution.
It’s not clear which is being used by amazon?
I thought it was a Roger Waters reference!