The speakers’ manufacturers promise that only speech that follows the wake word is archived in the cloud, and Amazon and Google, at least, make deleting those exchanges easy enough. By 2021, there will be almost as many personal-assistant bots on the planet as people. Their microphones listen even when you’re not interacting with them, because they have to be able to hear their “wake word,” the command that snaps them to attention and puts them at your service. Smart speakers are yet another way for companies to keep tabs on our searches and purchases. Cynics of every age suspect their virtual assistants of eavesdropping, and not without reason. And when I say “all,” I know some readers will think, Speak for yourself! Friends my age-we’re the last of the Baby Boomers-tell me they have no desire to talk to a computer or have a computer talk to them. When I say “smart,” I mean the speakers possess artificial intelligence, can conduct basic conversations, and are hooked up to the internet, which allows them to look stuff up and do things for you. We’re all falling for Alexa, unless we’re falling for Google Assistant, or Siri, or some other genie in a smart speaker. To hear more feature stories, see our full list or get the Audm iPhone app.
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