You Can’t Befriend a Google Lihao (Julie) Zhu · Follow 6 min read · Just now Just now -- Listen ShareSeeing the “G” logo on the side, I recognize that it is a Google smart speaker, not the Amazon one, nor the Apple one, so I know I am talking to Google, not Alexa, let alone Siri. My Google smart speaker has accompanied me through long nights of working, playing relaxing piano music, and reminds me to be on time with my schedule. The Google smart speaker certainly changed how I feel about other ordinary objects in my life. Hundreds of thousands of Google smart speakers are integrated with the same virtual assistant, and there is nothing unique or personal about my Google Assistant. “Google Admits Partners Leaked More than 1,000 Private Conversations with Google Assistant.” CNBC, 11 July 2019, www.cnbc.com/2019/07/11/google-admits-leaked-private-voice-conversations.html.

Source: The Guardian October 18, 2023 10:04 UTC