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Old 04-29-2017, 11:14 AM   #1805
jswinden
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Originally Posted by Catlady View Post
I think instead of worrying about how Alexa sounds it would be more productive to work on how Alexa listens and interprets what it hears. I am getting tired of Alexa interpreting random sounds as commands. And I would like Alexa to be able to intepret a slightly complex command--like if I want to listen to a specific piece of music when my library has multiple versions of it.
I totally agree. Many are calling Alexa AI, artificial intelligence. That is mostly wrong in my opinion. She is not very intelligent at all as far as I can tell. She can answer specifically worded commands, but they have to match exactly or nearly exactly the pattern in which she is programmed to hear it and respond. For example, I have a lamp she can control the LED smartbulb in. I named this device "Lamp" to keep it short and make commands easier to request. If I say, "Alexa, Lamp on", she turns on the lamp. If I say, "Alexa, Light on", she gets confused and mutters a bunch of stuff and I have to wait for her to shut up before I can try the command again. Okay, it is definitely my fault that I use the wrong device name, however I only have two smart bulbs so you would think that an AI device would be smart enough to ask, "Did you mean turn on Lamp or Porch Light?" And it gets even worse when you get into music and various music apps. Your commands have to be spot on verbatim or Alexa has a melt down. AI means that Alexa should be able to interpret closely worded commands. But she is more AS, artificial stupidity than anything. The programmers who coded her AI treat commands just like programming languages--either you type in the precise, accurate syntax of a command or it returns an error. That is NOT AI, that is a MAJOR FAIL.
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