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Not all listeners are created equal. In this episode we enter into the realm of electronics and how they listen to us. But wait... WHAT! They’re listening to me? Yes, of course they are. Isn’t that why you purchased it, brought it into your home, and plugged it in? We dive into convenience, how she works, and the risk vs. reward of always being listed to… sort of.   

Stats: https://www.statista.com/statistics/794480/us-amazon-echo-google-home-installed-base/#:~:text=The%20Amazon%20Echo%20is%20the,total%20smart%20speaker%20installed%20base.

 More Stats: https://futurism.com/the-byte/amazon-echo-use-reality

Wake word: https://www.google.com/search?q=how+does+a+wake+word+work&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS923US923&oq=how+does+a+wake+word+work&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yDQgCEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgEEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgFEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyCggGEAAYgAQYogQyCggHEAAYgAQYogQyCggIEAAYgAQYogTSAQg3NDAyajFqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Ron Swanson – Parks and Rec: https://youtu.be/8xn1rO1oQmk

Anthropomorphize: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/anthropomorphize#google_vignette

The Jetsons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jetsons