Siri Recaps makes Apple Watch always listening: the jokes
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TechRadar reports that a new Siri Recaps feature means the Apple Watch is always listening.
- Thanks to Siri Recaps, your Apple Watch is always listening (techradar.com)
14 private thoughts from John Ternus, ranked by readers
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“The Watch is always listening now, and understanding is coming later this year.”
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“Siri now hears my entire day on the Watch and still set a timer when I said thank you.”
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“We didn't make the Watch always listen, we had the courage to stop making you say Hey Siri.”
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“Siri listening all day is free, but keeping what she heard sounds like a monthly fee.”
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“Tim spent a decade selling privacy, and two weeks in I strapped a microphone to every wrist.”
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“The always-listening Watch finally understood every word I said, because I'd rehearsed it 200 times.”
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“Siri on the Watch hears every word now, so technically she's ignoring me on purpose.”
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“On stage it's 'no wake word required,' which sounds so much nicer than 'always listening.'”
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“A Watch that records your whole day is the best pitch our biggest iCloud plan has ever had.”
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“Can someone quietly take down the privacy billboards before my Watch hears me ask?”
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“My Watch is always listening now, so I'll have to panic about the privacy backlash silently.”
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“My Watch recapped me rehearsing the keynote alone in the mirror and rated it inspiring.”
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“We weren't late to always-listening gadgets, we waited until you were already wearing one.”
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“Those AI pendants were creepy, but ours listens from your wrist, which is basically the opposite.”
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