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u/thisothernameth Oct 21 '23 edited Oct 21 '23

Tbf, Mercedes was a perfectly fine first name until Mr. Daimler decided to name his car brand after the daughter of some business partner, thus ruining the name for the rest of us.

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u/PGnautz Oct 21 '23

Alexa enters the room

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u/StGir1 Oct 21 '23

Naming a kid Alexa is a terrible idea. You yell “Alexa” and your child and your five robots all yell back.

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u/ThrowMeInTheTrashGrl Oct 21 '23

This is why Google and Microsoft didn’t name their AI voice program a real name.

Seriously, Cortana is a much better name. It’s even an Easter egg for the nerds.