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		cududa on June 5, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon Unveils New Alexa Dialog Modeling for Natur... ...dude. The point never had anything to do with being the modern “PA” you’re imagining. It’s a chat bot designed 30+ years. It’s a neat (and at the time, breakthrough) for having conversations. It’s not intended to go find information for you..

codechicago277 on June 6, 2019 [–]

That’s the point. It might sound vaguely human but without the context to find and deliver information it’s completely useless

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