"Human, the milk has spoiled." Soon Alexa will run your smart home, and your life

Yes, there's a lot to love about Alexa. The list of her skills grows daily. But one thing she can't do? Now, that might be by design, as some people would it find it creepy -- or just plain irritating --- to have Alexa start talking while they're in the middle of a phone call or TV show. Yet if your voice assistant, be it Amazon Alexa or Google Home, could start talking of its own volition, it would actually be very useful.