Fordel StudiosShould Apple let us choose our own AI chatbot to replace Siri?
What Happened
The embarrassment over the state of Siri continues, with the discovery that the ‘intelligent’ assistant doesn’t even know what month it is. My colleague Zac Hall suggested that things are now so bad the Siri brand is irredeemably tarnished, and any new version should be given a completely new nam
Fordel's Take
i don't see the embarrassment; i see a staggering institutional failure. siri isn't just wrong about the date; it's a massive, expensive legacy project that they refuse to decommission. the whole narrative around it is pure deflection. they're terrified of disrupting the established ecosystem.
we're talking about an entire voice command interface that fundamentally fails basic logical tasks. it proves that integrating these systems is about chasing hype, not solving real usability problems. they should scrap the whole thing and reboot, not just slap a new name on the broken interface.
What To Do
demand a full re-evaluation of Apple's assistant architecture. impact:high
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