Friday, May 9, 2025

How “smart” is your new car?

Can your car make animal sounds? Do you want it to?

 

I’m driving along wishing my car were white and chatting with myself when Miss Prissy Pants interrupts to say she can’t help me with “that” right now. “I’m not talking to you,” I say, and she responds, “I’m sorry, could you repeat that, please?” “I’m not talking to you, dadgummit!”

 

“I’m afraid I’ll need more information to help you with that,” she says, “but did you know that I can make animal sounds? Ask me what sound a dog makes.” Seriously? Of course, I did. And she did. Bark like a dog. She can do elephants, giraffes and cats, too. I stopped there.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/05/02/cars-ai-chatbot-chatgpt-annoying-tech/