jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoApple Will Revamp Siri to Catch Up to Its Chatbot Competitors [using generative AI]www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down11
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkApple Will Revamp Siri to Catch Up to Its Chatbot Competitors [using generative AI]www.nytimes.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarevenusaur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoAbout time. Siri is a useless dinosaur of an assistant.
minus-squareChozo@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoGiven what we’ve seen of the current trend of generative AI chatbots, it’ll continue to be useless.
minus-squareTORFdot0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoYes but now it will be useless and make stuff up instead of just saying “Something went wrong” or “I don’t understand” to every request
minus-squarevenusaur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agoI don’t agree. It can be leaps and bounds better. Won’t be amazing but if it’s essentially ChatGPT with a voice, it’ll be a huge upgrade.
minus-squarekratoz29@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoAlways has been. Did Siri be good at any moment though? I remember it sucked since its conception and in the most recent iOS versions too.
minus-squarePussista@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt always sucked tbh, but I think what the OP meant is that when it came out, it was understandable that it was very limited and not good, yet still innovative and interesting. Apple just never really improved it beyond that.
About time. Siri is a useless dinosaur of an assistant.
Given what we’ve seen of the current trend of generative AI chatbots, it’ll continue to be useless.
Yes but now it will be useless and make stuff up instead of just saying “Something went wrong” or “I don’t understand” to every request
I don’t agree. It can be leaps and bounds better. Won’t be amazing but if it’s essentially ChatGPT with a voice, it’ll be a huge upgrade.
Always has been.
Did Siri be good at any moment though?
I remember it sucked since its conception and in the most recent iOS versions too.
It always sucked tbh, but I think what the OP meant is that when it came out, it was understandable that it was very limited and not good, yet still innovative and interesting. Apple just never really improved it beyond that.
Yeah always sucked