Siri Failures, Illustrated

[samvara]

It appears that Siri wasn't exactly programmed by people who think women = human :(

Trigger warning for how Siri responds to rape.

Comments

[meghanc]

There's an interesting MetaFilter thread about it here.

[samvara]

Very interesting and surprisingly calm - is that heavily moderated?

[meghanc]

Not especially, no. I was following that thread from the start (I post there as MeghanC--maybe a dozen comments down, I left my first comment on that thread?) and didn't notice *any* disappeared posts.

If you're not familiar with MetaFilter, you might really like it--there's some moderation, but it's generally saved for things that are totally off topic/personal attacks. It's a really lovely community--I've been posting there (almost entirely in the ask.metafilter subsite) for almost five years, and can't say enough good things about it. Especially as internet communities go, it's remarkably civil and calm, and there's a lot of fascinating discussion and debate that's (mostly) well-reasoned and very respectful of others.

If you've any interest in it, let me know and I'll send you a gift account, if you'd like.

[samvara]

Very cool! Thank you but not right now - I'm about to go on holiday - I may ask for one later :)