Amazon Echo and Google Home should be able to snitch on owners, says professor Marija Slavkovik at the University of Bergen, Norway wonders whether your digital assistant needs a moral, ethical dimension. But of course. February 25, 2019 https://www.zdnet.com/article/amazon-echo-and-google-home-should-snitch-on-owners-says-professor/
Damn, that is so bloody idiotic. Or sad. That someone would think that we need AI enforcers to observe us 24/7. "Orwellian" isn't even adequate. Just a charming prototype. Damn.
It doesn't stop there you know. The dog gone thing is likely quite capable of serving as a forced intrusion snoop on owner's neighbors. AI like any other program of similar means can be sensitized by modification to perform all sorts of "Orwellian" projects
Everything I've known my whole life is upside down now. I'm surprised my head hasn't exploded. Nah I'll probably just get a heart attack.