To get a taste for this pre-existing level of originality, imagine if we placed a microphone in any of our minds and listened closely in on the chatter.
GIF. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Before Jacque's days as the world's foremost pronouncer of persnickety words, he began a spelling career on the other side of the microphone.
Up next, machines with microphones, remote searchers with sensors, computerized carriers with cameras, put them all together and you have robots to the rescue.
He also said that the smart speaker's microphone is on the whole time – even though the companies insist that they're only actively listening when the keyword is said.