SIRI SOFTWARE SHUTS 12-YEAR-OLD UP

A 12 year old when tried to test new voice technology of iPhone 4S in Tesco supermarket, faced a tirade by its Siri Software. The handset will be going back to Apple for diagnostic tests, says Tesco.



England: Charlie Le Quesne had been using the phone's Siri system – which answers spoken questions. To test the new voice technology he had asked: "How many people are there in the world?" And received filthy answers in return.

His mother Kim, 39, a nursery worker, said: "The phone was a demo version and was low enough on the shelf for Charlie to have a go with it. He asked it a simple question and we couldn't believe the filth it came out with."

"I thought I must be hearing things. So we asked again and the same four-letter stuff blared out.I asked for the manager and after staff heard it they agreed to unplug it. I couldn't see the funny side."

Staff of Tesco supermarket told her that the Siri system addresses the phone's user by name but some one had tampered with phone's set up to enter the obscene 7 word phrase. They said that the investigation had been launched and the handset will be sent back to Apple for diagnosis.