Simpsons executive producer James L. Brooks took to Twitter on Thursday to express his growing concerns about the iPhone search application Siri. Announcing that he was “on the brink of an insight through a troubling plot against us,” Brooks spent the next 45 minutes tweeting observations about the app. Mainly, he suspects Siri reflects our emotions, nothing “I believe that when I was hyper the other day she talked faster.” How, exactly, this proves Siri is plot against mankind is unclear. Nevertheless, Brooks is optimistic “we have a chance against her diabolical programmers” if he heed his warnings.
Here is the full series of Tweets:
Am either suffering from temporary insanity or am on the brink of an insight which sees through a troubling plot against us. I refer 2 Siri.
— james l. brooks (@canyonjim) December 1, 2011
Siri's no ordinary GPS voice.Those girls are the streetwalkers (telling lamos to turn left in 500 feet.) Siri's the escort service supreme.
— james l. brooks (@canyonjim) December 1, 2011
We know that they have programmed into Siri a sense of humor, a sense of manners, a massive knowledge of us..but I suspect there is more.
— james l. brooks (@canyonjim) December 1, 2011
Before we leap at the insanity theory..Let's face that we only know what Siri does but are offered no clues that puncture her character.
— james l. brooks (@canyonjim) December 1, 2011
I suspect that Siri takes on our emotions and reflects them. I believe that when I was hyper the other day she talked faster.
— james l. brooks (@canyonjim) December 1, 2011
Also I have heard her be vulnerable when she apologizes for being inoperable.I have seen her servile and haughty. This I am sure of.
— james l. brooks (@canyonjim) December 1, 2011
I cannot fathom the reason there is no choice of gender for Siri No kidding, what is that about? (note: I am cold serious bout all of this.)
— james l. brooks (@canyonjim) December 1, 2011
If Siri does reflect our emotions she is in the role of a psychiatrist or a great first date. And, if so, she is programmed for overstepping
— james l. brooks (@canyonjim) December 1, 2011
If we heed the small discomforting feelings gnawing at our sense of wonderment over Siri we have a chance against her diabolical programmers
— james l. brooks (@canyonjim) December 1, 2011