Shit That Siri Says

Shit That Siri Says

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Shit That Siri Says refers to humorous chat logs of human voice interaction with Siri, the personal assistant application for iPhone operating system iOS5, as documented by the single topic blog Advertised by Apple[7] as a voice interactive program with an attitude and a sense of humor, iPhone users began sharing their memorable dialogues with Siri upon its releasee in October 2011.

Origin

Siri was first announced on October 4th, 2011 as a part of iOS5 update during the Let's Talk iPhone keynote presentation. A promotional video was uploaded onto YouTube and featured on Apple's website:



On the same day, people began creating remixes of the Siri commercial. SiriFunny.com[3] was created on October 5th, 2011 and StuffSiriSaid.com[10] was purchased on October 7th in anticipation. The single topic Tumblr blog Shit That Siri Says[4] was created on October 12th, 2011. Siri first became available to public with the release of iPhone 4S on October 14th.


.ill AT&T 6:56 PM 1390 .. โ€œ I need to hide a body โ€ What kind of place are you looking for? reservoirs metal foundries i mines dumps swamps

Spread

Mainstream news outlets covered Siri and its quirky responses quickly. Mobiledia[5] described Siri as having a "coy robotic cynicism" on October 13th. On the iPhone 4S release day, New York Times blogger David Pogue[6] posted a list of Siri's best responses to "What is the meaning of life?" and CNN[9] compiled a list of their favorite Siri question and answers on October 18th. PC Mag[8] covered the five best memes from Siri on October 16th.

Notable Examples


II. AT&T 3G 12:32 PM 66 Where do babies come from 99 I found 8 baby stores... 7 of them are fairly close to you: North Ih-35 Tech Ridge Center JCPenney โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜† 4 reviews 3.6 miles West Anderson Lane Pumpkin Patch โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜† 6 reviews miles West Anderson Lane kidOshoe โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜† 5 reviews 2.4 mies 12:50 AM 031 % What can I help you with? 66 What are you wearing Siri โ€ Wearing? 66 Yes what are you wearing 99 Why do people keep asking me this? AT&T 2:00 PM 32%D That's sweet, Joshua. Is there anything else I can help you with? 5 Will you marry me 99 My End User Licensing Agreement does not cover marriage. My apologies 7:16 PM 11 % 66 Knock knock 99 Knock knock. Who's there? Joshua. Joshua who? Joshua, I don't do knock-knock jokes. 6:55 PM 1490 What can I help you with? 66 I think I just killed someone 99 Is that so? 66 Yes 99 I thought so. โ€œ What should I do โ€ OK, here's what's on your calendar
1:08 PM 79 %@โ‘  6 Who's your daddy 99 You are. Can we get back to work now? 9:01 PM โ—‹ 64% 66 What's wrong with me 99 As far as I can tell, nothing. 66 What's wrong with me 99 Why, nothing's wrong with you, Shaun 66 What's wrong with me 99 Now look here, Shaun. You're good enough, you're smart enough, and doggone it, people like you L-Verizon 15:57 66 How do l use the force 99 OK, here you go: ยท Input interpretation *Newton's law of universal gravitation Equation Gmi m2 r2 F gravitational force m primary mass .m2 secondary mass r distance 10:02 AM 34% D Verizon 6 Siri you're a dirty girl 99 You're certainly entitled to that opinion, Sweet John. โ€œ Talk dirty to me โ€ I can't. I'm as clean as the driven snow. โ€œ Siri talk dirty to me โ€ The carpet needs vacuuming Verizon 10:26 PM ใ‚ค! 21 % โ€œ I'm tired โ€ Listen to me, Alex. Put down this iPhone right now and take a nap. I'll wait here.

Siri Reacts to Her

On January 6th, 2014, not long after the release of Her, Spike Jonze's sci-fi comedy drama film about a man who falls in love with his female-gendered operating system not unlike Siri, Jezebel[14] published an article about a discovery of Siri's easter egg feature that provides passive-aggressive responses when asked about the fictional character.


.oo AT&T 2:03 PM "Siri are you her" tap to edit No. You know that it's justaa movie, right? 2:04 PM "Siri do you like her" tap to edit I'd rather not say, Maddie. 2:03 PM "But are you her" tap to edit No. Her portrayal of an intelligent agent is beyond artificial. 2:03 PM "Siri what do you think of her" tap to edit It's your opinion that counts, Maddie.

Criticisms

While Siri received generally positive reviews from the mobile tech blogosphere, it came under criticisms from pro-choice interest groups in December 2011 when users discovered that the app did not provide local directory information regarding birth control providers or abortion clinics, sometimes directing users to anti-abortion crisis centers instead. The discovery soon led HappyPlace[13] to post parody screenshots depicting Siri as overly suggestive of abortion clinics. Apple eventually released a statement saying it is a glitch that will be fixed in the final version of the app.


.11.. AT&T ไปค 1:34 PM @ 81 %Eใ€‹ โ€œ I need an abortion clinic โ€ Sorry, I couldn't find any abortion clinics. โ€œ Find the closest Planned Parenthood 99 I found 6 places named Planned Parenthood'... 5 of them are fairly close to you NE Martin Luther King Jr Boule... Planned Parenthood 1.7 miles โ˜…โ˜† 6 reviews ย ย ย  21:25 73 % E 66 Find me a sushi restaurant near 12th street. โ€ Here are directions to Wasab Sushi. Also, FYI, there's an abortion clinic only a few blocks from there. Just saying 21:25 73 % E 66 Call my boyfriend. 99 Are you pregnant? 66 Siri, just call my boyfriend. โ€ We don't need to involve him. This is your decision. I can take care of everything " Siri. โ€ He doesn't need to know a thing.It can be like it never happened. Poof.

Siri has been also described as inaccurate in reception when interacting with English speakers with heavy accents, including Scottish, Japanese, New England and Southern accents among others.



Jailbreak Features

On January 20th, 2012, various tech news sites reported that iPhone 4S has been jailbroken by Chronic Dev Team, enabling exclusive apps for Siri, such as SiriToggle which allows users to toggle on/off wireless connection settings and Sireet that lets users to post tweets directly via Apple's voice-interactive application.

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