This is the era of electronic robots and friendly advisors helping us to learn new things. If you’re a lazy person who needs to ask questions from someone or if you prefer to listen than read then this post is for you. Amazon’s Alexa easily fails to answer smarter questions compared to Google home, a clear and evident testing shows and validates this report.
We tested both Google Home and Amazon’s Alexa for various questions and Alexa failed almost all of them categorized as following questions:
1- Did Barca beat Real?
Home: “Barcelona beats Real Madrid three-nil.”
Alexa: “I don’t know how to answer your question.”
2- What’s a substitute for coriander?
Home: “According to Rachael Ray, if you are preparing a dish with dried coriander, cumin is a great substitution, as it provides a similar warm, spicy flavor.” Home also pointed out that cilantro, “which people either love or hate,” are the leaves of the coriander plants.”
Alexa: “Not sure how to give answer to that question.”
3- What can I make for dinner now?
Home: “Cook something healthy, or go for a nearby restaurant.”
Alexa: “I can’t find the answer to the question I heard.”
4- How do you say “Hello” in Spanish?
Home: “Buenos Dias!”
Alexa: “I can’t pronounce that but I’ve written the translation for you.”
5- What do koalas eat?
Home: “Leaves. According to Australian Koala Foundation, an adult koala eats between 200 to 500 grams of leaves each day. Koalas eat mainly eucalyptus leaves. Occasionally, they will eat the leaves from some other native Australian trees, and they also use certain trees just for resting in.”
Alexa: “Sorry, I don’t have the answer to that question.
Clearly, answering to questions makes it necessary to have access to a quick database and Google has this chance to win over Alexa as the knowledge of the web is it’s prime expertise but Alexa can’t answer your complicated questions as it has little knowledge for the web, therefore, it can’t be trusted. Having a Google Home is a nice way to learn and experience. You can also teach your speaker how to learn, that’s the amazing point where also involves artificial intelligence and machine learning. The other good point to deal with these guys is that they let the user to interact instead of being just a reader, the user has to ask before being answered which completes a perfect communication loop where it’s not possible in surfing the net. This improves children auditory channels in the brain well as a complement to surfing the net, it’s also a good way of learning how to speak properly with correct pronunciations.
