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"We had no real idea of what we were doing."

When it comes to Siri, it still feels that way.
I feel sorry for her kids and spouse.

Kid: "Mom can you make me toast and eggs?"
Her: "Here's how you make boats with bags."

Spouse: "Hey honey let's get it on!"
Her: "I don't understand 'Let's get it on', would you like me to check the internet?"
Nominated for comment of the month.
 
When reading this…
"Malitia oi hallucinate, buckry ockra ooze, Cathexis fefatelly sexual ease stump, Say the shrodding again, say the shroding again, say the shreeding again, say the shriding again, say the shrading again, say the shrudding again."
…I can't help but immediately think of this:

 
The article is riddled with a false premise. Apple did not create Siri. Apple bought Siri pretty late in the "game" and integrated into there phone.
 
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Still waiting for a coherent Siri in iOS 11

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"Malitia oi hallucinate, buckry ockra ooze. Cathexis fefatelly sexual ease stump. Say the shrodding again, say the shroding again, say the shreeding again, say the shriding again, say the shrading again, say the shrudding again."

Siri still thinks I'm saying stuff like this.

Now that is funny. And true. And funny. Damn I laughed. Thank you Sir.
 
I feel sorry for her kids and spouse.

Kid: "Mom can you make me toast and eggs?"
Her: "Here's how you make boats with bags."

Spouse: "Hey honey let's get it on!"
Her: "I don't understand 'Let's get it on', would you like me to check the internet?"


You made my day. LOL! This is spot on.
Her: "I don't understand 'This is spon on', would you like me to check the internet?"
 
I set Siri to have a male voice, for two reasons. A male voice is lower and easier to hear. As men get older, their hearing degrades from the high frequencies down. Also, a lower pitch is richer because it has more harmonics within the human hearing range; just bang on a piano to test my assertion.

Nearly every device that synthesizes a voice is female, and I think that comes from the stereotype that people in helping professions are stereotypically female. Ask any male nurse. In fact, we have to say "male nurse" because of the stereotype.

I think a female Siri is sexist.
 
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I feel sorry for her kids and spouse.

Kid: "Mom can you make me toast and eggs?"
Her: "Here's how you make boats with bags."

Spouse: "Hey honey let's get it on!"
Her: "I don't understand 'Let's get it on', would you like me to check the internet?"

"I found this on the web about how to make eggs and toast."
 
How did Apple fall so far behind with Siri? They better have something special planned this year. I've owned every iteration of the iPhone since the 3GS, and Google is finally starting to turn my head.
 
How did Apple fall so far behind with Siri? They better have something special planned this year. I've owned every iteration of the iPhone since the 3GS, and Google is finally starting to turn my head.

Past rumors indicated Siri has a team of engineers working on revamping the dictation and deciphering. I think those changes will be coming soon, perhaps by iOS 11, which I would greatly appreciate, being I Siri frequently for dictation and other tasks. Siri has the potential, it just needs to the appropriate maintenance to move forward.
 
I still don't really care about Siri (good for anyone who likes it and finds it useful), but I still miss the look of the iOS 5 UI. Not even iOS 6, iOS 5. It was beautiful, and I'd swap back immediately if possible.

My original iPad and iPhone 4 remains on 5.1.1 and whenever I use them it almost hurts it looks so much nicer (IMHO).

Yeah... have to agree with this. New iOS design is just awful. Android pulled off flat design well in it's base form. Windows 8-10 mobile even better. But iOS flat design is an awful pastel mess. And for the LOVE OF GOD please give us a media player with a BLACK background. Nothing is more irritating than staring at the music player at night with that awful white light glaring in my face.
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Past rumors indicated Siri has a team of engineers working on revamping the dictation and deciphering. I think those changes will be coming soon, perhaps by iOS 11, which I would greatly appreciate, being I Siri frequently for dictation and other tasks. Siri has the potential, it just needs to the appropriate maintenance to move forward.

Probably, but they will likely require a purchase of the iPhone (S) or X to get the "really good" dictation. LOL
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How did Apple fall so far behind with Siri? They better have something special planned this year. I've owned every iteration of the iPhone since the 3GS, and Google is finally starting to turn my head.

I own several "current" iOS devices. Apple and iOS in general are still my "Go To" computing platforms. But I have to say I am really enjoying my Windows 10 Surface Pro and desktop machines more than I am Mac OS on any machine right now.

And voice command integration with Cortana is leaps and bounds better than the half baked approach to dumping Siri on Mac OS.
 
Susan Bennett followed me on twitter a couple years ago for no reason that I could discern, but I found it amusing.
 
I miss hearing her voice version of Siri-- I remember when it was updated and I used Siri after the update. It felt off. It felt like something was missing--like some of the warmth was lost. Dare I compare Siri to being a friend?

My coworkers and friends will attest to me using Siri incessantly, so the voice changing was kinda big.
Koothrappali, we've told you a million times, that's creepy.:p:D
 
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Tips for an audio interview based entirely on an audio topic:

~1 Download the mp3 from the article.
~2 Get off the internet (so you can focus on ONE THING - what she's saying.)
~3 Listen to the interview.
~4 I bet barely 1% of you can do the above - stay off Macrumors long enough to focus on this.
 
Tips for an audio interview based entirely on an audio topic:

~1 Download the mp3 from the article.
~2 Get off the internet (so you can focus on ONE THING - what she's saying.)
~3 Listen to the interview.
~4 I bet barely 1% of you can do the above - stay off Macrumors long enough to focus on this.
And your point is?
 
I don't know when the photo in the article was taken, but if looks like she is still using a cMP based on the display and keyboard that can be seen. I think the microphone is a Rode NT1, but I am not sure. Can anyone identify the audio setup in the photo?

Mic looks like a Neumann U87 to me.
 
How did Apple fall so far behind with Siri?

First off, by lobotomizing it. According to the makers, Siri was capable of parsing info from two dozen different info and review sites (Yelp, Google, you name it) so it could respond intelligently to requests such as "Suggest a romantic Italian restaurant for dinner near my office."

Apple removed all that intelligence, reportedly because they'd rather have something super simple and reliable, instead of cutting edge.

Interestingly, Verizon had signed a deal in 2009 to put the original super kind of Siri on their Android phones.

But before that could happen, Apple nixed Verizon's deal after buying Siri for themselves in 2010.
 
I feel sorry for her kids and spouse.

Kid: "Mom can you make me toast and eggs?"
Her: "Here's how you make boats with bags."

Spouse: "Hey honey let's get it on!"
Her: "I don't understand 'Let's get it on', would you like me to check the internet?"

Roflmao... legitimately laughing out loud at this. Although my Siri actually understands me well.
 
This article is very misleading about Apple's role in recording the Siri voice.
Apple isn't ScanSoft, they simply licensed those voice recordings by Bennett - or more precisely the finished voice, created by Nuance - for use with Siri.
Apple had nothing to do with recording Bennett's voice in 2005, so it would be utterly stupid to harbour any ill towards Apple for secretive methods used when recording her voice, as Apple simply had nothing to do with it!
If she signed a contract that allowed ScanSoft to sell her voice in a likely exclusive use for a voice assistant - well, that's her fault

Wasn't Siri a standalone app before Apple bought it? I remember having it on my phone. Apple bought it, removed it from the App Store, then improved and integrated it into the iPhone.
 
Hah, I didn't even give that a second thought. I miss the linens. :(
It seems so long ago, but it really wasn't. I prefer the look of things today, and at least on my iPhone 7, iOS 10 seems as stable as iOS 6. They've done a good job with about everything except Siri and some iCloud issues. But iOS for iPad could use some work to make it better for professionals.
 
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"Bennett's job during that summer was to recite "nonsense phrases" that made little to no sense."

haha.I think that just sums it up.

I guess when your the originator, it doesn't really matter how it turns out to some... Just as long as u feel good that u were the one.
 
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