Alexa vs. Mycroft

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[HiddenPalm]

"we've got more work to do, but I think, we're closing the gap". - Chris Bayer

I like that.

[addisengaudette]

Very new to these, I'm super happy to see an option without invasive uses of personal data. That's what deterred me in the first place for so long.

[weeyum]

This is so funny, I'm just checking out Mycroft for a project in an app development class I'm in but I also happen to be a HUGE Rush fan. The Clockwork Angels question caught me way off guard haha

[Phurba]

That is really amazing. Keep up the great work. I will be purchasing one for sure.

[micai.j]

I like the Mark II/Mycroft better. I like the voice of it here. It gives off a retro/80s vibe lol

[desertlightning]

Does the speed of the responses improve with stronger hardware? I would really like to see a TrueNAS option so that way the processing can be done on a server and shared amongst other devices in different rooms

[matthewschultz]

Keep up the great work guys! I'd love to see you guys working with Hubitat!

[stevrgrs]

It’s amazing how much a few seconds make 😂

[NotTheStinkyCheese]

can I say that I like how Mycroft clearly shows it has heard you and is listening ?
And it isn't any showing any weird unrelated messages while it is doing its job.

the speech is soo much better on the Mycroft
Alexa uses weird spacing in the 'clockwork angels' description. It didn't say "[sententence] recorded in nashville, tennesee" ... it said "recorded in nashville .... Tennesee. [new senctence]"
I had to listen twice to understand what it was trying to say.

[igorgiuseppe]

its great that the voice reconition and actions are local, but the use cases are still boring for both.
i want something like the ubuntu phone/tablet concept, where you can say stuff like "motion blur" and it open the motion blur settings on gimp, things like this could improve my productivity since i could rely less on memorizing shortcut keys and pressing unconfortable key combos, or swaping my hands between mouse and keyboard and more on the tasks at hand.

or maybe some games where you use voice commands...

[Ry_TSG]

An ethical voice assistant made by a company with a Rush fan? Awesome

[odinata]

It would be great if when this guy said "Hey Mycra, what is the weather?" Mycra answered:
"it is the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc."

[SlykeThePhoxenix]

Would want a Mycroft, but they're just so prohibitory expensive. I know Alexa is cheaper because I'm whoring out my personal data and privacy, but still.

[Cryo_Gen]

Any custom IoT integration? Like if I add an esp32 based hydroponic garden, cameras, or smart led lights? I'd really like to have a smart home setup that's built around privacy

[someoneelse]

I built one from a raspberryPie and a screen in 2019 and it worked identically with this, but there were so many bugs, no working API for Spotify and a lot of other issues back then, so I totally lost intrest for the project.
And for the commercial variant, it has been delayed so many tims it is almost obsolete by now, and the price is to high for the functionality

[chubbyzombie]

I just found you guys two weeks ago, are you guys going to be doing any sort of a crowdsourcing or stock sales? I would love to invest

[omardude]

Why the hell is it SO slow when none of the calls to external sources actually involved much processing power?

[YamiFrankc]

Does it work with other languages? namely mexican spanish

[shaan]

My Mycroft keeps being triggered when I am watching this video xD

[CARdibia]

I want to build a pest detection system for a farm and I'll really need help on how to go about it. It's my college final year project. I hope I get some help/advice here. Thank you