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Voice assistants are always listening for wake words.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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3 sources for · 1 against

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Is it true that voice assistants are always listening for wake words?

Partly. One peer-reviewed survey says current voice assistants react to specific wake words and that always-listening is a future possibility, while other sources loosely describe voice assistants as always-listening devices in privacy discussions. None directly settles whether assistants are always listening for wake words.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 3 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 3
A Systematic Review of Ethical Concerns with Voice Assistants
2022
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Seymour, W., Zhan, X., Cote, M., & Such, J. (2022). A Systematic Review of Ethical Concerns with Voice Assistants. arxiv.org. https://doi.org/10.1145/3600211.3604679

Evidence against · 1
Investigating Users' Preferences and Expectations for Always-Listening Voice Assistants
2019
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Tabassum, M., Kosiński, T., Frik, A., Malkin, N., Wijesekera, P., Egelman, S., & Lipford, H. R. (2019). Investigating Users' Preferences and Expectations for Always-Listening Voice Assistants. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1145/3369807

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Accidental Wiretaps: The Implications of False Positives By Always-Listening Devices For Privacy Law & Policy
2021
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Accidental Wiretaps: The Implications of False Positives By Always-Listening Devices For Privacy Law & Policy. (2021). ssrn.com. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3781867

Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2022, Volume 2
2022
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Arai, K. (2022). Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2022, Volume 2. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=c_WVEAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

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