virtual assistants

Tech
A Thermostat, a Meditation On Humanity
I'm getting emotional about HVAC over here.
Carl Franzen
7.19.17
Tech
Amazon Basically Made the Telescreen From '1984'
Alexa, show me the dystopia.
Carl Franzen
5.9.17
Tech
Clippy’s Designer Wants to Know Who Got Clippy Pregnant
Kevan Atteberry tells Motherboard about his role in creating one of computing history’s most iconic, notorious, and controversial characters (on a Mac!), and Clippy’s strange afterlife.
Samantha Cole
4.26.17

Tech
Robots Are Learning to Fake Empathy
Military-funded research has developed artificial intelligence that can read and respond to human emotion.
Geraldine Cremin
4.6.16
Tech
A Clippy-Like Assistant Makes Your Life Hell in This Game
No, I don't need any help, thanks.
Emanuel Maiberg
5.19.15