# Siri's not so smart...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siris-not-so-smart/728994>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 26, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siris-not-so-smart/728994 "2015-08-26T22:37:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siris-not-so-smart/728994/1 "2015-08-26T22:37:39Z")

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This could lead to a general “stupid things your computer did” or “my GPS got me lost” or “humorous auto-corrects”. Or it could be very short – enjoy this anecdote.

I have an iTunes radio station defined for one of my local NPR stations – KALW. I asked Siri to “play radio KALW”.

She came up with…wait for it …  
Glenn Miller’s “I Got a Gal in Kalamazoo”.

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**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siris-not-so-smart/728994/2 "2015-08-26T23:53:14Z")

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At least she has good taste in music.