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butthurt [soylentnews.org] writes:

Virtual assistants have been [go.com] criticised [jamanetwork.com] as offering unhelpful responses to emergencies. According to ABC News [go.com], Apple Inc. announced on 17 March that its Siri software has now been upgraded to assist in the event of rape. In such a situation, the app will now offer to call a hotline operated by the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network [wikipedia.org]—the same response that Microsoft's Cortana already provided.

related story: Voice Assistants Lack Adequate Responses to Health Crisises [soylentnews.org] [sic]

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