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I Removed the Wake Word from AI — Here's What I Learned

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The Question That Started It All Every AI you use today needs to be called. "Hey Siri." "Okay Google." "Alexa." I kept asking myself: why? Your ears don't wait to be called to hear. Your brain doesn't wait to be called to remember. So why should AI? That question became Karl. What Karl Is Karl is a…

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  1. 2026-09-10 05:18 · DEV Community — AI
    I Removed the Wake Word from AI — Here's What I Learned

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