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    Is the Echo trustworthy?

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    • guyinpvG
      guyinpv
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      I'm sure there is some open source Alexa-like project out there somewhere. Voice controlled AI we can run on our own in-home servers and train ourselves, all data kept safe under our pillows. And if there is not such a thing, there should be.

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      • MattSpellerM
        MattSpeller
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        https://hackaday.com/2017/11/30/classic-furby-plus-alexa-equals-furlexa/

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @guyinpv
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          @guyinpv said in Is the Echo trustworthy?:

          I'm sure there is some open source Alexa-like project out there somewhere. Voice controlled AI we can run on our own in-home servers and train ourselves, all data kept safe under our pillows. And if there is not such a thing, there should be.

          There is. It has a silly name that I can't remember. Problem is, though, that the part we fear the most isn't the part covered by source licensing. That helps some, but not much.

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          • NerdyDadN
            NerdyDad
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            Mycroft.ai

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @NerdyDad
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              @nerdydad said in Is the Echo trustworthy?:

              Mycroft.ai

              That's the one.

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              • NerdyDadN
                NerdyDad @scottalanmiller
                last edited by

                @scottalanmiller said in Is the Echo trustworthy?:

                @nerdydad said in Is the Echo trustworthy?:

                Mycroft.ai

                That's the one.

                The hardware and software is all open-source, but they don't specify about the backend servers that MyCroft reports back to. Unless Scott has read something that I haven't.

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                • guyinpvG
                  guyinpv
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                  Well I went ahead and bought two Echo Dots. They are much smaller than they seem in the pictures, tiny little boxes.

                  If I do anything interesting with them, I'll share the skills I create!

                  I actually had one today, to see if Alexa will find a song if I sing it to her, lol

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                  • BRRABillB
                    BRRABill
                    last edited by

                    I ended up buying:

                    Echo Plus
                    Echo
                    Dot (2)

                    Enjoying them so far.

                    @Dashrender has me concerned about ZigBee, though.

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                    • DashrenderD
                      Dashrender @BRRABill
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                      @brrabill said in Is the Echo trustworthy?:

                      I ended up buying:

                      Echo Plus
                      Echo
                      Dot (2)

                      Enjoying them so far.

                      @Dashrender has me concerned about ZigBee, though.

                      Why are you concerned? are you using it? If not, nothing to be concerned with.

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                      • BRRABillB
                        BRRABill @Dashrender
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                        @dashrender said in Is the Echo trustworthy?:

                        @brrabill said in Is the Echo trustworthy?:

                        I ended up buying:

                        Echo Plus
                        Echo
                        Dot (2)

                        Enjoying them so far.

                        @Dashrender has me concerned about ZigBee, though.

                        Why are you concerned? are you using it? If not, nothing to be concerned with.

                        I am using it. It is built in to the Echo.

                        @Dashrender can talk more about that...

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                        • JaredBuschJ
                          JaredBusch @BRRABill
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                          @brrabill said in Is the Echo trustworthy?:

                          @dashrender said in Is the Echo trustworthy?:

                          @brrabill said in Is the Echo trustworthy?:

                          I ended up buying:

                          Echo Plus
                          Echo
                          Dot (2)

                          Enjoying them so far.

                          @Dashrender has me concerned about ZigBee, though.

                          Why are you concerned? are you using it? If not, nothing to be concerned with.

                          I am using it. It is built in to the Echo.

                          @Dashrender can talk more about that...

                          @dashrender is irrationally against devices.

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                          • BRRABillB
                            BRRABill @JaredBusch
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                            @jaredbusch said

                            @dashrender is irrationally against devices.

                            He is also staying away from his name being paged.

                            Perhaps he is scart to discuss.

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