Every evening last summer, after I’d shut down my work laptop, my 3-year-old daughter and I would approach our Google Home smart speaker and yell, “Hey Google, can you play ‘Aankh Marey’ from the movie Simmba?” We’d hold our breaths and wait for a response. The digital assistant would then repeat the name of the Bollywood song we’d requested in its default standard American accent. We’d rejoice and dance when the assistant played the right number, which happened about half the time.
Hey Siri—why Don’t You Understand More People Like Me?
Sinduja Rangarajan, Mother Jones
Tue, 02/23/2021 - 4:00am
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