Siri iPhone and the Job Search

I've been thinking about those iPhone television commercials. You know the ones; the human asks Siri, the iPhone voice for directions or to cancel a meeting. It gets kind of weird when the teenager asked Siri to call him 'Rock God" and then downright creepy when the pompous man in his spacious living room asks Siri to tell him a joke. He then laughs delightedly at her, er... its response. Can it get any lonelier?

An on-line Apple advertisement describes the application as, “Siri on iPhone 4S lets you use your voice to send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls, and more. Ask Siri to do things just by talking the way you talk. Siri understands what you say, knows what you mean, and even talks back.”

I can understand wanting scheduling and directions help but what about the other Seri requests? What happened to human interaction? Why not call a friend for a joke? Why not let your family tell you that you have value and are loveable? It’s almost as if we as a people are moving away from “real” human interaction because talking with a computer is easier, faster and you get to hear what you want to hear. To me, that’s scary.

This whole Siri thing makes me think of the job search. Step away from your computer once in a while and network with real people with real voices. Join a networking group, volunteer or talk with your neighbors. It may be a software program that will scan your resume for keywords but it will be a real person who will interview and hire you. Perhaps Siri can schedule your interview appointment and give you directions to get there but the rest should be all you and your ability to communicate with a human being.