Comment by deepnet

Stallman was right : without the four freedoms your software owns you rather than vis-a-versa.

Interoperability is the key to breaking out of walled gardens and owning your own data and digital self.

This is a big win but google will fight back it seems instead of embracing interoperability.

It may seem trivial but using a small DSP running a tiny model to provide a battery efficient always on wake up call for home AI is huge.

As a carer for elders who rely on AI to use modern devices in the face of their difficulty keeping up with interface changes this bodes well.

Gatekeeping AI and the future with hidden features is straight out of the bad old days of M$’s embrace, extend and extinguish.

I embraced AI to let my elders control their home and they love being in control but are constantly frustrated with UI changes and often find themselves stuck unable to call me with ‘Alexa call Daniel’ which provides them with hope if they wake stuck in a nightmare.

Come on google, please don’t be evil embrace interoperability and the open source community.

Well done Eff, Cory Doctorow and the Pirate parties of Europe for this small win