Kids ask questions all the time, and I think it’s important as a parent to admit when you don’t know the answer. Naturally, it’s tempting to bluff, in order to preserve their childlike belief in your omniscience, but you’re only storing up trouble for that moment when they gain access to Google and find out for themselves that the president of Cuba is not, in fact, Fray Bentos.
Not everyone, however, feels the same way about admitting ignorance. Take Siri, for example, which loves to take a swing at tasks when it isn’t even sure what you just said. Ask your HomePod to play a song in a slightly muffled voice and instead of saying, “I didn’t catch that, would you mind repeating yourself?” it just plows ahead and plays something random.
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