Αν και είναι υπάρχει εδώ και αρκετά χρόνια η Siri (ψηφιακή βοηθός) της Apple εξακολουθεί να βιώνει αποτυχίες αφού πολλές φορές δεν καταφέρνει να ανταποκριθεί σωστά σε βασικές εντολές. Όμως, νωρίτερα αυτό το μήνα φέρεται να στάθηκε στο ύψος των περιστάσεων, όταν ένα τετράχρονο αγόρι αναγκάστηκε να ζητήσει βοήθεια σε μια περίπτωση extraordinary emergency.
Little Roman, its resident regionKenley in Croydon, UK, found his mother motionless on the floor on March 7. He tried to "wake her up" but failed. Then he found her iPhone, pressed his thumb on the home button, and asked the digital assistant Siri for help.
You can hear the sound of Roman's energy below.
Roman contacted the local emergency services (UK number is 999). So the machinery was set in motion, and soon (within 13 minutes of receiving the call, with the location) a team of nurses were able to give the mother life-saving first aid and take her and Roman to hospital for further examinations.
Although for the most part the presence of Roman was the one that saved his mother's life, this story highlights one of the important aspects of voice assistants: accessibility.
It is unclear whether the child could have called her number on his own serviceemergency, but he was very lucky to find a way to call for help.
Let's say that digital assistants are increasing with the last one Alexa of Amazon, and it seems great to see companies doing more to help their users through a difficult time, regardless of their age or whether their voices are recognized by connected Appliances.
Features such as these will need a lot of work to operate out of the box around the world, as each country uses different emergency systems and services. Let's hope the Roman story will motivate many companies to produce very simplified but also functional products so they can be used by everyone.
ΥΓ. : The title was corrected after a friend's Facebook intervention.
