‘Alexa, Tell Me What’s Next’

Let’s be honest. The first few times you used Siri, you probably spoke to her as if addressing a young child over a staticky long-distance phone connection. It’s OK to admit that you carefully enunciated one-syllable words and practically yelled.

Or how about the first time you encountered Amazon’s Alexa? Housed in a Delphic black cylinder, she demanded your reverence. I confess that at first I added “please” and “thank you” to each of my