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Microsoft Desperately Wants Users To Talk to Their Windows PCs (gizmodo.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/tech@programming.dev
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No matter what, since these features are cloud-based, your data will need to be processed on a foreign server, not on your device. Microsoft promises it isn’t storing or abusing your prompts or whatever appears on your screen. After the Recall snafi, it’s increasingly difficult to trust the Windows maker. Now that Microsoft wants you to put privacy concerns aside for the sake of its ever-present AI, it’s going to have to offer a more compelling use case than an AI that hums on command.

yeah no thanks

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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You would think that the audio based assistants like Alexa, Siri, Cortana, etc have all been out more than long enough to clearly demonstrate that voice as input is incredibly inconsistent and only truly convenient for a limited amount of use cases.

I get that all the sci-fi these execs grew up with had it all over the place, but the market research shit is all long done and dusted.

But what am I saying? DATA FOR THE DATA GOD! ANALYTICS FOR THE PANOPTICON THRONE!

[–] Inucune@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

In order to do voice, the device has to be listening. If the device is listening, you can collect that data.