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I have been bent out of shape by Alexa and Siri for almost a decade. I don't have them in my home, and I feel uncomfortable when I am in my sister's house, where Alexa is in use (although it is summoned with the word "Computer" – I come from a family of Trekkers). Amazon's abuse of privacy via Alexa ...

I am a freelance editor (I have a registered sole proprietorship called Rutabaga Writer). Nearly all of my clients are academics whose native language is not English, but who want to publish in English. I have been hired to edit (a.k.a. to fix) texts that were translated and/or "edited" by AI. I am also ...