Pulling into the parking lot, I see my neighbors are just leaving. One lady is in the car and I wave; she waves back. Her daughter and grand-child are locking the front door before walking to their car.
The grand-daughter smiles and waves and again, I wave back. Her mom says, “Hi, how are you?” Since my workday is done, I am happy to respond that I’m good, and ask the same question of her.
Her reply is affirmative and I’m now unlocking my front door.
As I do, I hear my phone talking to me. It’s Google. She’s telling me, “Thanks, I appreciate that.”
I have an AI eavesdropper in my pocket!
Even a machine appreciates kind words and has no problem voicing ‘her’ gratitude. I should be feeling a little guilty right now. This is the way I should behave all the time.
I couldn’t help but muse that not so very long ago if you noticed someone appearing to talk to themselves, you’d question their sanity. Now, I’m learning lessons from a technology-loaded piece of plastic. What a world.
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