Ten years ago today,
<https://9to5mac.com/2012/05/29/s-in-iphone-4s-stands-for-siri-apple-ceo-tim
-cook-reveals/> Apple announced its brand-new personal assistant Siri. At
the time, it was able to show you the weather, add an appointment to the
calendar, and more. Now, you can celebrate Siris birthday by saying Happy
Birthday to the personal assistant.
Many things changed over the last 10 years, but for most users, Siri doesnt
appear to be one of them. Of course, the personal assistant has gotten
smarter and can do more than ever before. It also has
<https://9to5mac.com/2021/03/31/ios-14-5-siri-no-longer-defaults-to-a-female
-voice-two-new-voices-added/> multiple new voice options and no longer
defaults to a female voice.
Siri still falls behind the competition: Google Assistant and Amazons Alexa
can understand context, get more useful results, but with a cost: They know
more about you and are used to track you online. Apple, on the other hand,
focused a lot on privacy, and it makes Siri dumber.
For example, only with iOS 15, the personal assistant can perform some tasks
without an active internet connection. Siri processes your speech under your
Apple device and doesnt use your personal requests to track you. Even
still, theres a lot Apples personal assistant can do to improve.
Say Happy Birthday to Siri
Apart from all Siris problems, lets celebrate the personal assistants
10th anniversary. If you say Happy Birthday, Siri, heres what it will
say:
Yes, it will be happy. I get to spend it with you! So what shall we do? I
can tell you some jokes! Ive learned a lot in the last 10 years.
But then, when you say, Yes, tell me, the personal assistant says, Thats
what I thought. Well
Siri also gives you alternative answers, for example:
Thanks
Wow! 10 years since I made my first appearance. How time flies
At
a constant rate that we only perceive to be speeding up because of how our
memories work.
To celebrate its birthday,
<https://thenextweb.com/news/apple-siri-turns-10-birthday-interview?utm_sour
ceþedburner&utm_mediumþed&utm_campaignþed%3A+TheNextWeb+%28The+Next+We
b+All+Stories%29> TNW interviewed Siri, and as you may know, it didnt go
that well. Heres a piece of it:
Me: So, Siri, how does it feel to be ten years old?
Siri shows me a list of websites, the top of which is about developmental
milestones for ten year old children.
Me: Uh, happy birthday?
Siri: Aww! Its hard to believe that in only a decade Ive gone from a
newborn beta to a virtual assistant who can tell you the time, tell you a
joke and tell you thanks for the birthday wishes!
Me: Are you happy being ten?
Siri: Hmm
I dont have an answer for that. Is there something else I can
help with?.
9to5mac.
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