This was a fun read. I burst out laughing at this statement from Bosch after criticism of their products from @pluralistic
‘Worst in Show’ CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells
"earning and keeping trust with our consumers, especially in the areas of privacy and cybersecurity, is at the core of our company’s values.
https://apnews.com/article/ces-worst-show-ai-0ce7fbc5aff68e8ff6d7b8e6fb7b007d
the fridge that also uses computer vision to track when food items are running low and can advertise replacements.
"Advertise"!? That's not how this was supposed to go. The smart fridge is supposed to remind you, maybe add your preferred product to your shopping list or next groceries order, not take this as an opportunity to spam you with ads.
lol, Hormel should be all over this.
I see you’re out of ham, would you like to order some Spam?
I see you’re out of butter, would you like to order some Spam?
I see you’re out of eggs, would you like to order some Spam?
@rvaughnmd @pluralistic God damn it! I specifically bought a Raleigh ebike with a Bosch electrical system so I could replace all the bike parts with off-the-shelf parts (which I do all the time at my local shop), and I wanted a battery manufacturer that would be in business when I needed a new one (which I did last year).
Good thing my bike is 5+ years old; I think they can only implement this "feature" for the battery and motor. God forbid I have to buy a Bosch chain or cassette.
@rvaughnmd @pluralistic bosch insists their “ai barista” is already popular?!
@rvaughnmd @pluralistic according to coffee geography magazine:
> Prior to Alexa Plus, issuing a voice command for a pre-programmed coffee routine via standard Alexa was a relatively reliable affair. Now, the more advanced assistant has shown moments of confusion, failing to consistently execute a basic coffee order. This hiccup underscores a broader industry challenge: while next-gen AI assistants boast vast potential for complex, conversational interaction, they can ironically stumble over the straightforward, programmed commands that defined earlier smart home tech.
@timmy @rvaughnmd @pluralistic I am getting so fed up with this kind of reporting.
'Ironically, while companies claim that their products are good, they are not.'
You can only call this ironic, if you are afraid of stating the obvious. Companies are betting big on a technology that is not panning out. It's not illegal to say it, but you have to acknowledge that something exceptional is happening.
@rapscalorie @Mopsi @timmy @rvaughnmd @pluralistic I wonder if someone could successfully spin a case of Felony Contempt Of Business Model for getting people to not buy a thing because you truthfully tell them it's crap...
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2014-05-29
@timmy @rvaughnmd @pluralistic
When I was young, we even had coffee makers without Alexa functionality.
They were rather ingenious, they had 'buttons', little surfaces connected to mechnical levers and an electronic switch.
As user, you would touch the 'button', and the coffee machine would then execute the associated command.
I dont know how it worked internally. I suppose they had a little speaker inside next to the Alexa microphone, and it would sound out the command at inaudible volume
