Comment by JoBrad
3 days ago
The nightlight and thermostat's response to stimulus is nowhere near analyzing a picture of a clock tower and responding with "Image of a city's tallest, historic landmark with a sepia filter." To me, recognizing the umbrella in the spoon is one of the most impressive items they list.
It's not the technology that is bad - it's the extreme anthropomorphizing language that's used to describe it.
It might be bad if its behavior wasn’t so anthropomorphic.
These devices are still "recognizing" something, which is quite interesting in itself.