‘Alexa – can you teach my kids some manners, please?’
The work of an etiquette expert is never-ending. No sooner have you adjusted to a world in which the households you advise may have few or - whisper it - no staff, than the technology giants develop personal assistants using artificial intelligence.
It is a whole new minefield and, as the Times reports, one already developing new expertise. One BBC tech executive told a conference audience on Tuesday that her solution to children developing poor manners due to Alexa, Siri and their rivals (the AI will respond whether you say "please" or not) was for adults in the house to say "please" and "thank you" to the AIs at all times. With that first step in mind, here is our extensive and scientific list of etiquette do's and don'ts when dealing with your AI assistant:
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