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  1. Fitheach (fitheach@mstdn.io)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Aug-2019 16:03:34 EDT Fitheach Fitheach

    BBC building Alexa-style virtual assistant, to be called Beeb.

    "The BBC already works with other voice assistants, such as Alexa and Google Assistant, but it is increasingly pushing users towards its own products, **so it can collect more data**."

    Emphasis mine.

    Source:
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/bbc-launch-alexa-style-virtual-19013257

    #SurveillanceCapitalism #privacy #DeepState #BBC

    In conversation Tuesday, 27-Aug-2019 16:03:34 EDT from mstdn.io permalink

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    1. BBC to launch Alexa-style virtual assistant that can understand regional accents
      from mirror
      The new voice assistant will be built into BBC iPlayer, and is being trained to recognise different accents
    1. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Aug-2019 16:04:34 EDT switching.social switching.social
      in reply to

      @fitheach

      Hey @cubicgarden , do you know anything about this?

      In conversation Tuesday, 27-Aug-2019 16:04:34 EDT from mastodon.at permalink
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