5 troubling scenarios as brands like Burger King hijack our voicebots
News today about a Burger King ad that takes over your Google Home speaker is a sign of things to come. In the ad, an employee triggers the speaker to read a description of the Whopper burger on Wikipedia (which may have been altered by an employee of the company). It worked, although you have to have the volume turned up in the ad and Google moved quickly to attempt to shut down the trigger phrase. It made me wonder -- in what other ways could voicebots become more annoying over time (or even dangerous)? Here are a few that comes to mind, but if you think of any more, let us know.
Apr-14-2017, 10:30:35 GMT