I got up one morning, couldn't find my socks, so I called Information. She said, 'Hello, Information.' I said, 'I can't find my socks.' She said, 'They're behind the couch.' And they were!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker asks an automated service for help finding socks, and the system provides a literal answer about their location.
- In plain terms
- I asked a phone service where my socks were and it told me.
- What can you take from it?
- Automation might give unexpected literal answers to personal questions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you interact with automated systems?
- What happens when tech gets too literal?
Another view
It assumes automated systems have physical knowledge they don't possess.
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