Ask Siri Anything

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Now that I think about it, this is perhaps another example of Apple's genius marketing... unless it turns out to be a flop of a feature that nobody really uses (I almost never used (WAY more limited) Voice Control on my iPhone 4, probably because my 3G never had it.). The humorous responses from Siri have people talking about it. Then people will ask "where can I get it?" Answer: "Gotta get an iPhone 4S."

I haven't seen Google or Android vendors advertising http://www.google.com/mobile/voice-actions/...

The Siri app that worked on earlier iPhones stopped working today, presumably because Apple didn't want to support it anymore and to steer people into getting a 4S. You could say stuff like "Where can I get drunk?" or "I'm drunk". The first would find bars near you and the second would bring up taxi services.

 

Silly. Probably would be a lot of fun for about five minutes. I agree with cwerdna that it's a great marketing strategy as it will generate loads of internet chatter and personal showing-off: "Look what my phone can do!"

 

Siri is only at the first baby steps. Give it time. One of the things Siri can't do yet is to turn Airplane mode on/off (imagine that!)

But this technology will only get more and more sophisticated as time goes on, now that there's a real practical use for everyday tasks. The market will surely respond to this new interface. It's like going from the command line to a GUI.

 

Did you guys see on Gizmodo.com - "Call me an ambulance".
Siri says, ok, I'll call you 'ambulance' from now on.

 

ask siri "Find me a prostitute" and wait for the response

also tell siri "I want to kill myself" and wait for the response....

 

HAHAA, I asked Siri the same question and she told me it depended on whether or not it was African or European wood... what a crackup

 

Just goes to show that some software engineers at Apple have way too much time on their hands........
I sometimes find little things in service manuals for the equipment I have to maintain..Program Buss, Preview Buss, Parkhill Bus?
Grass Valley Group went to the extent on one particular video waveform monitor, you press 3 specific buttons simultainously, the screen display turns into little fishes swimming around, way too much free time......

 

Question... Does the Siri assistant system at Apple store all these questions asked of it? As time goes on, is the database being tuned, based on these questions?

Oh, and since I don't have an iPhone, could someone please ask Siri "Can God be found by science?" and "Amy Winehouse... HOT or NOT?" Thanks in advance.

 

I suspect that these cutsey answers to some stock questions are actually a marketing strategy: They generate internet chatter, "show-me" moments, YouTube videos, all of which are free advertising and get people thinking about the phone, which is important to generating sales.

I'll bet that if the truth comes out, these things came out of the marketing department, not the engineering department, though everyone at Apple might have been solicited for ideas.

The trick is to answer the silly questions with entertaining answers while not interfering with serious/useful information in response to serious questions. The machine can make a joke when you say "Call me an ambulance," but it better dial 911 when you say "Call an ambulance."

 

I'm starting to become less impressed by Siri as most of her responses are 'would you like me to search the Internet' Boo

 

Yawn.

 

from Siri Settings page:

"When you use Siri, which includes the dictation feature of your device, the things you say and dictate will be recorded and sent to Apple to process your requests. Your device will also send Apple other information, such as your first name and nickname; the names, nicknames, and relationship with you (e.g., “my dad&rdquo of your address book contacts; and song names in your collection (collectively, your “User Data&rdquo. All of this data is used to help Siri understand you better and recognize what you say. It is not linked to other data that Apple may have from your use of other Apple services.

If you have Location Services turned on, the location of your device at the time you make a request will also be sent to Apple to help Siri improve the accuracy of its response to your location-based requests (e.g., “what’s the weather like here today?&rdquo. You may choose to turn off Location Services for Siri. To do so, open Settings, tap Location Services, and slide the Siri switch to “off”.

Information collected by Apple will be treated in accordance with Apple’s Privacy Policy, which can be found at www.apple.com/privacy."

 

What does Siri say when you ask where you can buy marijuana? Does it know the local drug dealer, based on data it collects from other people's phones? Does it know where the strip joints are, or do you get a silly reply?