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[–] 13 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

Every couple of years I try out the latest "assistant". I ask very simple queries, stuff that you might expect it to be able to handle. It always disappoints hilariously.

Questions where previous assistants consistently and utterly failed: "What's the weather going to be like today?" "I want to go to [address], using public transport, can you tell me which routes I have to take?" "What are my appointments today?"

You'd think these are pretty obvious use-cases, but every iteration of assistants was completely incapable of getting even close to a satisfying answer. I don't expect LLMs to fare better this time around.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    My every usage of assistant boiled down to just "What's this song?", so I just replaced it with Shazam.

    Gemini... having tried it, you will surely get an answer, perhaps based on random magic.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I only use voice to interact with my phone when I'm driving and want to set a destination, or if I'm at home and can't find my phone.

    Somehow I doubt that AI will help tell me my phone fell off the nightstand and is half way under the bed.

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