Alias is a teachable “parasite” that is designed to give users more control over their smart assistants, both when it comes to customization and privacy. Through a simple app the user can train Alias to react on a custom wake-word/sound, and once trained, Alias can take control over your home assistant by activating it for you. When you don’t use it, Alias will make sure the assistant is paralyzed and unable to listen by interrupting its microphones.
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welcome to our dumb future
A San Diego TV station sparked complaints this week – after an on-air report about a girl who ordered a dollhouse via her parents’ Amazon Echo caused Echoes in viewers’ homes to also attempt to order dollhouses.
Bots achieving awareness
this is the best thing on the internet
Marketing to your assistant
Your energy bills and contracts, supermarket, entertainment packages; all of these relationships could be managed by your personal OS. Brands could find themselves dealing with the digital butler, in which case marketing in these sectors could become programmatic in the truest sense.
this is why this whole “follow us on xyz” from your detergent is utter bs and i can’t wait for it to die (and take the “social media” cottage industry with it)
Gregor J. Rothfuss 