vxbush 7/11/2022 6:07:33 AM

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vxbush 7/11/2022 6:21:05 AM

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JCM 7/11/2022 7:28:10 AM

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Nope, not creepy and mortifying at all.

Amazon's Alexa could soon mimic voice of dead relatives

vxbush 7/11/2022 7:38:05 AM

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In #3 JCM said: Amazon's Alexa could soon mimic voice of dead relatives

Note their goal: "the desire behind the feature was to build greater trust in the interactions users have with Alexa". Not to really help users get over the loss of loved ones, but to make people trust Alexa more. 

So not the way to build trust with a company, but hey, that's just me. 

Occasional Reader 7/11/2022 7:47:18 AM

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buzzsawmonkey 7/11/2022 7:47:57 AM

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Occasional Reader 7/11/2022 7:59:27 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 6:

Thank heavens DECENCY has been restored to the White House, am I right?

buzzsawmonkey 7/11/2022 8:03:05 AM

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In #7 Occasional Reader said: Thank heavens DECENCY has been restored to the White House, am I right?

Descent? Sí.

JCM 7/11/2022 8:17:38 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 5:

Obviously Russian disinformation created at the request of Trump!

Occasional Reader 7/11/2022 8:48:57 AM

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In #9 JCM said: Obviously Russian disinformation created at the request of Trump!

I'm sure we can get a bunch of "intelligence community professionals" to sign on to that! 

vxbush 7/11/2022 9:09:23 AM

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In #10 Occasional Reader said: I'm sure we can get a bunch of "intelligence community professionals" to sign on to that! 

And they won't worry about pesky verification steps, either!

Occasional Reader 7/11/2022 10:08:26 AM

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In #11 vxbush said: And they won't worry about pesky verification steps, either!

"We all discussed this at a recent cocktail party in Georgetown; and we all agree." 

There ya go... verified!

JCM 7/11/2022 1:47:24 PM

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Kosh's Shadow 7/11/2022 4:48:58 PM

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If you post a pub thread, they will come...

We'll see