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		eloisant on May 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GPT-4o So far I prefer the neutral tone of Alexa/Google Assistant. I like computers to feel like computers. It seems like we're in the skeuomorphism phase of AI where tools try to mimic humans like software tried mimic physical objects in the early 2000's. I can't wait for us to be passed that phase.

px43 on May 13, 2024 | [–]

Then you can tell it to do that. It will use whatever intonations you prefer.

tbihl on May 14, 2024 | [–]

I want to get to the part where phone recordings stop having slow, full sentences. The correct paradigm for that interface is bullet list, not proper speech.

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