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HoggleGoggles

Did my phone hear me sing?

I have a creepy little anecdote for you guys. I was randomly singing "otherside" by red hot chili peppers near my phone not 10 minutes ago. I couldn't remember the lyrics, got them wrong and headed to Google on my phones browser. I'd barely typed "other" when Googles autofill suggested both "otherside" and "otherside lyrics" This was creepy but I dismissed it as a coincidence, sang the song and moved to the next one. "Don't worry, be happy" has a slightly longer name. I sang it and got curious. Back on Google I typed "Don't" and sure enough the first autofill suggested "Don't worry be happy"

This phone does not have Facebook on it however I do have Spotify.

Coincidence or not I'm creeped. Has anyone else tested this or know much about it? Is it a coincidence? Is it hearing me sing or using my Spotify data to match a likely search term?

Posted Apr 6, 2018, 8:36 AM UTC

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[deleted]•

Well the fact that you used Spotify on a phone, then proceeded to use a web browser on a phone (chrome?), then proceeded to use Google search. All probably on the same IP address within 5 minutes of each other. This isn't surprising.

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HoggleGogglesOP•

Puffin Browser actually

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047BED341E97EE40•

Google.

'nough said (hopefully)

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Do_not_use_after•

When people talk about AI and deep learning, this is the sort of thing that they mean. Google knows enough about your likes and habits to make fairly accurate suggestions when you start typing queries. Give it a few more years and you won't even need to be alive - Google will be able to live your life for you, suggesting things you'd like to buy and places you'd like to visit, without any input from your now defunct corpse.

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uph•

Yes, your phone can also read your mind. Think really hard about Eye of the Tiger and start typing "eye of". It' so good you can't even fool it. Do your best not to think of Smooth Criminal, sing Every Breath you Take and type in "smooth" and sure enough it'll be able to know you tried tricking it and show you a suggestion for Smooth Criminal.

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nikos-gr•

don't be so aggresive to others . he shared something with the rest of the community and wants an answer.

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