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…
Amazon Echo Is Siri With An Attitude
Mark Melin
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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