#1931: Virtual Assistant
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[Megan stands next to a small table with a Google Home sitting on it.]
Megan: Ok, Google–
Google Home: THUMP-THUMP-THUMP
Google Home: CRASH THUD!
Google Home: CLICK THUMP THUMP
Google Home: [sink running]
Google Home: ZIIIIIP! CLICK
Google Home: THUMP THUMP CLICK
Google Home: SLAM!
Google Home: THUMPATHUMPATHUMPA
Google Home: H... *Pant* ...Hello... *Pant*
Google Home: How... How can I help you?
[Text below the panel:]
I want to hack the world's smart home devices, but not to create a botnet or anything—I just want to make them play this sound clip every time you invoke them.
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:If you ask it to please turn off that feature, it apologizes a whole bunch and promises to try to be quieter, then switches to a slightly lower-volume version of the clip with "sorry!" after the louder sounds.