I just tried those questions with Gemini on my phone. It got them all right. For the directions one it gave me a Google Maps link with the route dialed in in public transit mode
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cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
Every couple of years I try out the latest “assistant”. I ask very simple queries, stzff that you might expect it to be able to handle. It always disappoints hilariously.
Questions where previous assistants consistently and utterly failed: “What’s the weather going to be like today?” “I want to go to [address], using public transport, can you tell me which routes I have to take?” “What are my appointments today?”
You’d think these are pretty obvious use-cases, but every iteration of assistants was completely incapable of getting even closer to a satisfying answer. I don’t expect LLMs to fare better this time around.
entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
pezhore@infosec.pub 2 weeks ago
I only use voice to interact with my phone when I’m driving and want to set a destination, or if I’m at home and can’t find my phone.
Somehow I doubt that AI will help tell me my phone fell off the nightstand and is half way under the bed.
user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
My every usage of assistant boiled down to just “What’s this song?”, so I just replaced it with Shazam.
Gemini… having tried it, you will surely get an answer, perhaps based on random magic.