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Voice assistant shifts from calculation to lecturing, user reports

A user reported that their phone's voice assistant, which previously performed simple multiplication, now lectures them on how to do the math. This change is seen as an example of "enshittification" by Big Tech companies, where functionality is degraded over time. AI

IMPACT Degradation of AI voice assistant functionality may frustrate users and signal a trend of reduced utility in consumer tech.

RANK_REASON User complaint about a voice assistant's degraded functionality, framed as "enshittification", without new technical details or broader industry impact.

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Voice assistant shifts from calculation to lecturing, user reports

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    It used to be that I could ask the voice assistant on my phone to multiply two numbers for me and just get the product. Today I asked my phone to multiply two n

    It used to be that I could ask the voice assistant on my phone to multiply two numbers for me and just get the product. Today I asked my phone to multiply two numbers for me and it started lecturing me on how to do the math 😒 Save us from Big Tech's enshittification of all things…