The iPhone 4S

[Icyculyr]

So if the artical disagrees with Apple then it is of no value, after all you believe everything that apple tells you is the absolute truth. They would never lie to you or put them selfs in the best light possibe since they only have the best interest of the user at heart.

Right?

I don't really see how that article agrees or disagrees with Apple in any respect. The writer just believes Google is going to overtake Siri, and as I said it's almost as if he's suggesting Siri won't improve.

@Icyculyr - so then you missed the point of the article...even if it does improve... there's more to it than simple (or even complex) voice recognition... there's also context... you should read the article, seriously. It doesn't say that it's crap... but that in a couple years, even with advancements, it could be surpassed by Google's ability to do data mining that Apple can't.

-tg

Perhaps I did, which may have been because I stopped reading

Google may have the data but what they don't have is a very accurate and powerful AI able to understand a users query and return the data quickly. They'll surely develop that over time, but Apple has it right now and they need only add more services to get access to more data.

For example, currently Siri can't book flights for you or check on existing flights. But if Apple was to partner with a site that allowed that, then it could. This is what Apple is going to be doing, adding more and more services so you can make use of whatever functionality they offer.

Siri might not ever be able to answer "What gift should I get for my niece", or "who should I hire as an assistant", but I don't want it to... I'd find that very creepy, wouldn't you? It doesn't need to know that information. It needs to be able to query the web for what you ask, and your phone as well.

Whether Google is able to develop a more accurate and more powerful AI than Siri faster than Apple can continue to improve Siri, no one knows.