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Apple has updated Siri to offer a more appropriate response to possible suicide risks
Adoption rates for voice control technologies have increased over the last year; roughly one-fifth of broadband users surveyed use either Siri or Google Now ... Both Apple's Siri technology and Google Now are commonly used to look up information and send text messages. However, over 50% of Siri users play music or schedule events with the technology, a much higher rate than Google Now users.
Adoption rates for voice control technologies have increased over the last year; roughly one-fifth of broadband users surveyed use either Siri or Google Now ... Both Apple's Siri technology and Google Now are commonly used to look up information and send text messages. However, over 50% of Siri users play music or schedule events with the technology, a much higher rate than Google Now users.More quotes »
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Review: Google Now useful as a supplement to Siri
mapping app.Google Now also isn't as easy to get to on the Apple devices. Holding the home button a second or two gets you Siri. Just speak to her with your question or search request. To use Google Now as a voice assistant, you need to open the Google Search Read more »
Around the web
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Apple's Siri Can Be First Call for Users Thinking of Suicide
they advised us on key words that could better identify if a person was suicidal so it could then offer the Lifeline number." Siri is Smarter, But is the Personal Assistant Smart Enough? In May 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 1:40 PM from ABC News Read more »
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Apple updates Siri to help those considering suicide to get help
noticed that Apple quietly released an update to Siri that offers to put a user in contact with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, should he or she mention suicide. Should the person decline the offer, Siri then brings up area suicide prevention centers 12:15 PM from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) Read more »
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Siri Is Taking A New Approach To Suicide
people ask about buying guns or killing other people? What about domestic abuse or sexual assault? When it was first released, Siri had trouble grappling with some suicidal queries and sometimes offered answers that seemed bizarrely callous. Asked, " Should 11:39 AM from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Siri speaks louder than Google to most voice-control users
a much higher rate than Google Now users. In text messaging, Google Now has a slight lead: 74 percent adoption compared with Siri's 71 percent. Earlier this month, Apple unveiled a new look for Siri with new voice options, actions, and some hot integration, 10:34 AM from CNET Read more »
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The Latest Siri Improvements Are Designed To Keep You From Killing Yourself (AAPL)
based on its interactions with you, it will offer to call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. Here's what it looks like: Siri previously used to tell you where suicide prevention centers were located, but its ability to call a suicide prevention hotline 9:35 AM from Silicon Alley Insider Read more »
