Mouthing Off On Siri

Everyone seems to have an opinion on Siri these days, from fanboys and girls to those who find the whole concept a little too sci-fi. (Kudos to you if you’re reading this thinking, “Siri who?”)

Among those who use Siri on their iPhone 4Ss, there has been no shortage of Siri “experiments,” wherein the user tries to see how much she/he (or as Apple often says, “it”) really understands. Written commentary and YouTube videos range from the informative and productive to the smarmy and ridiculous.

Things got real when Apple was accused of hiding a social agenda in their search results—it was claimed that Siri couldn’t find abortion providers when prompted (even if some were close by). Ah, who cares if you’re still in beta mode? Siri, welcome to the big time—you’re no one until you prompt a petition, after all.

Earlier this month, Adam Engst over at TidBits wrote a great response to the phenomenon that’s taken on a life of its own (kind of fitting, huh?). Check it out here.