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“What a backstabber,” jokes Scarlett Johansson, after Siri diss

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Scarlett Johansson, who plays a Siri-like virtual assistant in the movie Her, jokingly hit back at Siri’s dismissive remarks in an interview with Vanity Fair. The magazine noted that when Siri was asked “Are you Her?”, it responds with a variety of snarky remarks, including “Her portrayal of artificial intelligence is beyond artificial.”

“Oh. My. God,” Johansson responded, playfully hurt. “I feel like I’ve been betrayed. The other day I asked Siri how I looked and she said, ‘You’re the fairest of them all.’ So she’s obviously playing both sides … What a backstabber, man.”

We’re just waiting for Vanity Fair to interview Siri, to get her take on Johansson’s remarks …

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  1. aeronperyton - 10 years ago

    Woah, a Hollywood actress took a joke for what it was? Impossible!

  2. MaRico NoHands Spikes - 10 years ago

    Siri is a gaint slut, yeah I said it, I ask her one thing then when I’m not giving her attention she’s giving someone else the business , smh

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