Google Assistant no longer needs every 'hey' and 'OK' (opens in new tab)

(engadget.com)

13 pointsElectricalPast8y ago2 comments

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crooked-v8y ago· 1 in thread

"Google" is still an awful key word for voice activation. To me, it seems far too prone to semantic satiation and mushy pronunciation from over-use.

qqii8y ago

It's use as a verb also makes it feel slightly odd when you refer to it as a noun, compared to Alexa for example which is a name.

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