Friday, August 17, 2018

"Alexa, will this be on the test?"

Saint Louis University is putting an Echo Dot in every dorm room and campus apartment.

https://www.cnet.com/news/amazons-alexa-is-going-to-college/


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  1. If asked that, I hope it emits one of those creepy laughs it’s known to emit for no apparent reason in the dead of night.

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    1. ...and hopefully make a note of who asked it that.

      Overall, though, the article wasn't as bad as I expected. I hadn't known that these machines could be pre-programmed / customized in this way.

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    2. I'd be interested to know whether they *only* answer the pre-programmed questions, or whether they'll still answer the totally inappropriate questions that are the ones the students really want to ask.

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