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Apple Set to Join Microsoft, Google, and Facebook in AI Research Group
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Except when they do come to the market, in the past they provided a superior product. Siri is not a superior product and just because they never did before means they should keep that mentality because they're facing increased competition.
I personally don't think that mentality applies in this instance. The implications for AI goes far beyond Siri, Cortana, Google Now and selling phones. This is more a chance for the rising tide to lift all boats. Take my good idea, your good idea, his good idea, and couple that with her good idea and we build something that benefits everyone. A bit pollyanna but hey, on this collab, I'm definitely a glass half full kinda guy. I'm glad they did it.
Just think how much more in tech could be done if we really did that.
Obviously, because Siri has undergone only incremental improvement since its original Beta. Why?
- Absence of Context: no such thing as "conversational" Siri. It is simply "one-and-done" like a line-at-a-time, command parser (if lucky).
- Absence of Personalization: lack of personal modeling.
Apple has to know this. What is puzzling to me is their inaction.
That's one thing that would never have happened under Steve
If Steve was half as good as people make him out to be, he would understand that as a CEO, he has to adapt to the changing dynamics of the markets Apple operates in.
This is a similar pattern. Apple has for years come up with great ideas, but failed to implement them from scratch, so they have had to either buy finished products like NextSTEP and other components and tools.
I, too, applaud Apple’s respect for privacy/anonymity. However, I don’t understand why it’s a matter of isolating the AI on each device. Super computers will ultimately be required to process sophisticated tasks. Anonymity can be protected by other means.
Privacy is ultimately guaranteed by the contract between you and the service provider. Frankly, most people that complain about data mining surrender their protection voluntarily in exchange for “free” services or entertainment.
"I'd rather the 'assistant' on my phone was a little dumber"
Siri: did you call for me?
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I am from the south of the Netherlands and we speak with an accent; you have no clue what answers I get when using Siri. It is funny and sad at the same time, but I would rather refer to her as AS (artificial stupidness) then AI.
As long as they base the kernel on the Three Laws of Robotics then I shall welcome our new robot overlords.
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I'm from Michigan and when I speak with virtually no accent (relative to Californians) you have no clue what answers I get when using Siri.
With every new iOS version I try Siri a few times and just give up. It's useless to me.
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I'm from Michigan and when I speak with virtually no accent (relative to Californians) you have no clue what answers I get when using Siri.
With every new iOS version I try Siri a few times and just give up. It's useless to me.
LOL. Not only that, but exactly what is being worked on as a "Collaborative Product?" Guidelines, Standards, "I won't if you won't?"
Every one of these companies will have "Secret Sauce" in Secret Places at all times. To think otherwise is to be non compliant with reality.
Using all three, I'd say GoogleNow and Cortana are superior and Siri's limitations are quite evident.
Edit, by the way, I fixed your quote tags, it seems xen doesn't like then ending of a quote tag to be bolded
I haven't used GoogleNow but definitely agree with you on Cortana. I was impressed with Siri until I started using Cortana. Seems way better and weirdly gets better over time. As if she's collecting data and learning. Wait a minute...
Sometimes one does not need look past the operator of a device to see the problem...
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Yes, particularly with driving. There's far too many people on the roads that just don't care about anybody but themselves, and many more without the skills to operate a vehicle safely.
This is a good example of when to use a Serif typeface in your logo. AI in a sans-serif face looks like the word "Al" (the name). Every single time. At least this logo used Ai so you don't mis-read it. (Can you tell I'm a typographer? LOL)
