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Microsoft shuts down Cortana, Apple should do the same with Siri::Cortana is Microsoft’s virtual assistant, which was introduced in 2014 back when Windows Phone was still a thing. Similar to...

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I too actually bothered to read the article.

Cortana is trash. Bing's AI isn't perfect, but at least it's not afraid to say "I don't know", instead of hallucinating some made up bullshit every single time. I mean it still does it, but not nearly as often and you can always check the sources it provides to confirm.

It would be a lot better if it used Google search instead of Bing, however. Often times it can't find the answer that a Google search can. That merger will never happen, though.