Instant Alert: 21 of the funniest responses you'll get from Siri

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   21 of the funniest responses you'll get from Siri by Kif Leswing on Mar 28, 2016, 12:30 PM Advertisement Apple's Siri voice assistant is one of the most widely available bots in the world. Most people with an iPhone can ask it questions with the push of a button, and over the years, Apple has used that data to improve Siri.  Still, there are definitely still some very common questions that Siri, on its own, wouldn't have the answer to. Although Siri uses advanced machine learning to parse your questions, its artificial intelligence is not advanced enough to come up with clever responses to abstract questions. So Apple has clearly enlisted a few writers to come up with canned responses to common Siri queries. Apple's not the only company to write specific responses for its bot. When Microsoft introduced its new chat bot Tay, it used comedy writers to make sure its dialogue sparkled.  But sometimes, the funniest answers from an AI assistant are the ones that nobody could have anticipated. Here are some of Siri's best gags: SEE ALSO: The 12 best hidden features in the new iPhone update Siri can only answer your questions. Ask it something open-ended, and you're likely to get a funny quip. Press a little harder, and Siri will simply encourage you to recycle. Sometimes, Siri slips a joke in before answering your question. Ask it to find a podiatrist, and it's got a quip. See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network: Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011