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elizabethv
elizabethv
8/16/2017 8:41:03 AM
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Echo...
My husband changed the name of ours to "Echo" because he thought "Alexa" would be too difficult for the kids to say. (They're 5 and 2.) Anyway, I hated the idea of getting one, much less two. But we did. And now I'm glad we did. It is so much easier to say, "Echo, add milk to the grocery list." And then know it's on my phone when we get to the store. (Of course my 5-year-old figured this out and now we perpetually have "cookies" on our shopping list.) Speaking commands is amazing. And I'm not sure there is much cuter in this world than my 2-year-old yelling "Echo! Play 'What Fox Say' Say It Loud" across the house. Especially since when the device doesn't hear him he just starts screaming, "Eeeee-kkkkkkk-oooooo!" 

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Michelle
Michelle
8/16/2017 9:50:44 PM
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Re: Echo...
@Elizabeth I really enjoyed reading about your experiences with Alexa. I imagine your kids are getting pretty good at using it. Voice assistants are changing childhood in the funniest ways. Future human-computer interactions will be colored by these little darlings who grew up commanding Alexa.

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elizabethv
elizabethv
8/17/2017 9:58:14 AM
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Re: Echo...
@Michelle - It really is going to create a game changer for future generations. Some already stipulated the need for "spelling" would go out the window since computers offer spell check. (If only Facebook would offer a checker to catch the various 'to' and 'your' spellings, it would save me a lot of irritation when I read other people's posts......) 

Actual conversation I recently saw on Facebook: 

1: your wrong.

2: You spelled "you're" wrong.

1: I didn't spell you're wrong, I didn't even use a contraction.

2: That's the point......

Oh, I laughed so hard. I still crack up about that...... But it may all just be for naught if the written language is going to continue to devolve. This breaks my heart, but appears to be the case.

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Ariella
Ariella
8/17/2017 1:28:05 PM
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Re: Echo...
@elizabethv Having taught college comp back in the last century, I can tell you that these kinds of errors are not just due to the advance of tech.

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Ariella
Ariella
8/17/2017 1:29:28 PM
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Re: Echo...
@Michelle there was an article on this subject at MIT Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608430/growing-up-with-alexa/ 

Growing Up with Alexa

What will it do to kids to have digital butlers they can boss around?



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Michelle
Michelle
8/17/2017 2:00:24 PM
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Re: Echo...
Oh wow! Spelling and grammar on Facebook is awful. Some people have an aversion to punctionation as well. It's very difficult to know what they're trying to say...

I think our computers will have to get a lot smarter if they're going to do the right thing in context. Language is tricky even for humans who grow up speaking one!

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Michelle
Michelle
8/17/2017 2:01:46 PM
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Re: Echo...
@Ariella I've read a bit about parents who are worried about kids growing up without manners. They boss the computer and speak the same way to humans. 

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Michelle
Michelle
8/17/2017 2:02:36 PM
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Re: Echo...
@Elizabeth Can Alexa understand commands that include "please" and "thank you"?

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Ariella
Ariella
8/17/2017 2:12:41 PM
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Re: Echo...
@Michelle but I don't think it's really about the tech. There are kids who grow up with housekeeprs in the house who also expect to be served and never to have to clean up after themselves.

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Michelle
Michelle
8/17/2017 4:28:07 PM
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Re: Echo...
@Ariella good point!

Did you happen to see this job posting on LinkedIn? 

Lead Alexa Personality Writer

"Do you have a talent for engaging people and making them laugh? Can you lead a team of writers, create process and guidelines, and run a daily production calendar, all while creating funny, timely and engaging content to fill it with? If so, we'd love to talk with you!"

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/378404814/

Digital assistants are doing more than changing life at home, they're changing work too.

I still don't think TVs need digital assistant capabilities :D

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