I am genuinely bothered and disturbed at how morally wrong it is for the Google Assistant voice to act like a human and deceive other humans on the other line of a phone call, using upspeek and other quirks of language. "Hi um, do you have anything available on uh May 3?"
#io18
Is there no acknowledgement that Trump is RIGHT NOW in the middle of a RAPE TRIAL? Like today… this very minute in New York City… the former president is on trial for rape. But we’re making promos for town halls… ??
(thread cont.) If Google created a way for a machine to sound so much like a human that now we can't tell what is real and what is fake, we need to have a talk about ethics and when it's right for a human to know when they are speaking to a robot.
#io18
Well, science has finally done it.
We have a Transformers robot that comes to life and transforms BY ITSELF.
There will be nothing cooler in our lifetime, so you might as well watch this now:
In this age of disinformation, where people don't know what's fake news... how do you know what to believe if you can't even trust your ears with now Google Assistant calling businesses and posing as a human? That means any dialogue can be spoofed by a machine and you can't tell.
That’s really nice that Meghan had a
#babyboy
I’m happy for them but I also had a baby boy just a couple of days ago so I was first, nbd just sayin’ 😉👶🏻💙
It’s a bit awkward to share something so personal, but it was an important story for me to tell. You want CES tech that changes the world? This is it:
#CES2020
Here it is: My life inside the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser. This was not a hotel. It's like being inside a video game, made possible by blending tech with amazing improv actors. This was more involved than I could ever imagine.
The last time I used Outlook was 10 years ago.
Now my job is switching us to Outlook.
How the hell did Microsoft screw up email so badly? It's just email. I feel like I'm trying to solve an ancient temple jungle puzzle and if I hit the wrong symbol OH NO REPLY ALL FLOOR SPIKES
If you told me Amazon was going to make a ring where you talk to your finger I would not believe you but here we are so clearly we ran out of ideas for new consumer tech products so I guess it's time to go home guys it was fun while it lasted.
I was invited to see Disney’s rehearsals for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade show, going on now in a studio near Times Square. It takes months of planning but these dancers only have a few days to learn it all.
I keep replaying this just for the cute Aladdin shrug.
When you can buy anything online, retailers are trying new things to get you to hang out in stores... like this
@OriginalFunko
touchscreen vending machine for toys.
I get a first look at the
#Snapsies
machines, coming soon to Target:
#TFNY
No trouble at all, I just deleted your app from my phone three days ago and I’m feeling healthier already. But thank you so much for your concern,
@facebook
.
Here at the
@NintendoNYC
store for the midnight launch of
#TearsoftheKingdom
and there is so much cool merch, love the energy, and even Mr. Eiji Aonuma is here, the producer of the Zelda series!
Someday when I'm old, my kids will flip through my photo album, and they'll ask,
"Mom, why did you print out a screenshot of your name with a blue check thing?"
Barbie has a new tech career: Robotics Engineer. But this time she doesn't just look the part -- she also teaches coding.
My story and video on Barbie's career history and movement into STEM: w/
@SvenGerjets
@Mattel
It has been an extraordinarily hard week. Didn’t want to get out of bed today.
“Mama, can we play Nintendo Switch with you?”
Sometimes it’s little kids who know exactly how to help.
Introducing the newest
@Barbie
career... Pregnant working mom tech reporter Barbie? Well I may not be the first pregnant Barbie doll (her friend Midge) but I think I could be a big hit for
@Mattel
🤰😂
#Barbie
#YouCanBeAnything
Apple announced the
@AppleClassical
music app is finally happening -- coming March 28 for Apple Music subscribers.
Why does classical music need its own app? A few weeks back I explained why classical is a complicated problem for streaming services:
This mug makes me nervous it’s like a $5,000 ticket to get another one I’m going to drop it I bet why don’t my fingers look cool shuddup Bridget just drink the tea and enjoy the nerd life
Best birthday card ever — how amazing is this Donald? (My daughter is 7 and never drew him before! What!?) ❤️
Feels wild that my 30s are almost over because I don’t feel older, but it’s all okay because I’m in the cute kid homemade gift stage of mommy-hood and I’m loving it.
This was my birthday. One phone on a WhatsApp video call with in-laws. Another phone on Facetime with my parents. Everyone singing at once with a cake and family around me. It's wild that I'm actually living that Horizons life.
@alamanecer
Netflix’s Over the Moon has a soundtrack that absolutely smashes. Gorgeous. Empowering. Funny. Tragic. Sweet. Deeply touching. Makes you cry more than a Pixar flick. It’s an incredible range of music.
I brought back little Buzz and Woody toys for my girl. We’re leaving the house and she wants to bring both. I tell her she can only bring one.
The journey is complete. I’ve become Andy’s Mom.
I've been growing my own food with a giant smart hydroponic machine in my kitchen and it's been A JOURNEY. I documented it all. Unusual products deserve unusual videos, so I hope you enjoy what
@marmotilla
and I cooked up:
“Don’t touch it.”
“No, I said don’t touch that.”
I take a sip of tea, he touches a button on the screen, shuts down bakery payment system. Staff has no idea how to turn it back on. No visible power button.
Luckily mom kicks into tech reporter mode, looks up Clover manual 😅
“Happy Valentine’s Day!!!” my daughter yells as she hands me a bright red gift bag. I reach in and find THIS FUZZY DUDE. She then grabs it, pretends to have it bite my hand. “NOW YOU ARE SPIDER-MAN!!”
Best. Valentine’s Day. Ever. 🥰
This reboot brought me so much joy. Everything was just ACE -- the writing, voice acting, nerdy references and characters with depth. Thank you to
@FrankAngones
and the whole team that made us all woo-oo again.