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We ask Gemini and Alexa to track cats and give advice | The Vergecast For better or worse, Amazon Alexa and Google Home's smart voice assistants have been imbued with the powers of generative AI. The promise is that you can use natural language with your smart speaker to adjust your thermostat, lock the doors, and find out what your pets have been up to. The reality is smart home voice assistants seem to be going through an identity crisis. Senior reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy invites Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel onto his own podcast to compare notes on life with Alexa Plus vs. Gemini for Home. 0:00 Intro 00:32 90 Seconds on The Verge 03:22 Google Home woes 05:48 Why AI breaks smart homes? 09:38 Alexa+ ads problem 17:04 What actually works? 21:04 Gemini Live goes off the rails 24:09 Can Apple or OpenAI fix it? 30:14 Cameras in the smart home 33:55 The surveillance and value gap 38:44 Wrap up Subscribe: Like The Verge on Facebook: Follow on Twitter: Follow on Instagram: Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: The Vergecast Podcast: Decoder with Nilay Patel: More about our podcasts: Read More: Community guidelines: Wallpapers from The Verge: Shop our Verge merch store here: Subscribe to The Verge: If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit:
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