You will love Alexa, Siri in 30 Years

Kit Eaton
Kit Eaton
Nov 3 · 8 min read

Bad Dreams, But Friendly Tech

This morning I woke from bad dreams far too early for a weekend day. I had no idea what the time was. My room has no visible clocks and my cell phone and iPad were far away, charging for the night. No matter: “Alexa? What time is it?” I muttered. The blue glow from the tiny speaker lit the corner of the room. “It’s five fifty am,” a voice in a cheery American accent…

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Kit Eaton

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Kit Eaton

GTTACTAA...oh-not *that* bio. Tech writer, previously seen at NYTimes, Qz, Fortune, and elsewhere. It’s Dr Kit, to you. Wild-haired thinker, photo-snapping fan.

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