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My kid asked me why our smart speaker always says 'I'm sorry' when it messes up
It made me realize we're training ourselves to accept apologies from a thing with no feelings, which feels like a weird ethical shortcut. Anyone else get creeped out by how polite we make our error-prone machines?
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kaigibson1mo ago
Honestly, I just find it less annoying when it's polite.
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the_anthony1mo ago
Doesn't it just make us more polite to each other too, or is that wishful thinking?
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