Apple’s new Siri AI knows when to shut up
He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.Apple’s new Siri AI is finally here, and so far, it seems like it works. I have access and have been messing around with it, and my biggest impression so far is that Siri AI is quite curt — which I mean as a compliment.Many AI chatbots are cheery and wordy. While a more verbose and casual personality can make a chatbot seem friendlier and more fun to talk to, there are instances of users becoming extremely attached to their chatbot of choice.
- ▪He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.Apple’s new Siri AI is finally here, and so far, it seems like it works.
- ▪I have access and have been messing around with it, and my biggest impression so far is that Siri AI is quite curt — which I mean as a compliment.Many AI chatbots are cheery and wordy.
- ▪While a more verbose and casual personality can make a chatbot seem friendlier and more fun to talk to, there are instances of users becoming extremely attached to their chatbot of choice.
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