Was I hallucinating? Totally OT, perhaps relevant

[Jim Lambert]

RichardG wrote:
> 
> But there's no question that all voice-activated systems (Apple's Siri, 
> Amazon's Alexa, Microsoft's Corana, Google's voice navigation) must 
> listen at all times in order to be able to know when you call them by 
> name.
> 

True.

> It wouldn't be possible for them to do what they do without an always-on 
> mic connected to the Internet.

Also true. But I suspect recognizing the wake up command can be done entirely locally.

Jim Lambert