Amazon Echo Is Siri With An Attitude

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Mark Melin
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Are you lonely, looking for human companionship and some stimulation? Amazon is launching a new cylindrical product that might do the trick. The Amazon Echo is an application of artificial intelligence like Siri in the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone, except it has an attitude. The cylinder device sits on a kitchen top, by a bed and answers questions. Promotion for Amazon Echo In a hilarious promotional video apparently produced for Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), the cylinder describes her objective. “I am a talking cylinder. I exist only for companionship and utility. My existence is utterly meaningless,” a Siri like female voice…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

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