Richest Man in the World. Alexa Knows. GH Doesn't

[malliekm]

I asked GH "who is the wealthiest man in the world?"  GH didn't know
I asked GH "who is the wealthiest woman in the world?"  GH knew the answer
I asked Alexa "who is the wealthiest man in the world?"  Alexa got it right.  Jeff Bezos
I think Google Home was programmed to not answer the question about the richest man.
What do you make of it?

[mike27oct]

Ask Forbes magazine; they publish a list every year of the richest people in the world.

[malliekm]

Mike, I think  you're missing the point.  I knew before I asked.  I just thought it was interesting, since Amazon and Google are fierce competitors, that GH won't answer the question about the richest man in the world.  No problem answering who is the richest woman in the world tho.

[Chris]

The richest woman in the world, Christie Walton.
Inherited wealth? Would like to know self made richest woman.

[mike27oct]

Monica, I did not miss any point -- It's just another example of one device knowing something the other doesn't know.  Between the two devices, one is very likely to get an answer, so have both devices!

[picklebreath]

I just ask the one who is always right

[malliekm]

There is no reason in the world for Google Home not to know the answer for the richest man in the world. That's pretty basic stuff and it knew the answer to the richest woman in the world. I'm going with my theory of the Google programmers getting a memo to block the answer on Google Home.  GA on my phone gave me the correct answer. 

[malliekm]

The richest woman in the world, Christie Walton.
Inherited wealth? Would like to know self made richest woman.

Alexa says it's Christy Walton.  Google Home says that it's Liliane Bettencourt the heiress of the Cosmetic firm L'Oreal. She died at 94 a week ago Thursday.

[mike27oct]

See this at Forbes:

https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/#version:static

Click on Real Time and Bezos has jumped ahead now of Bill Gates to the top.

Don't know why GH blows this question off, but it does refer one to Forbes rankings when asked who is the richest person in the world.  Funny that Alexa gives correct answer.

Another reminder that I really screwed up when I read the first WSJ front page article about a guy named Bezos moving to Seattle to set up his new company called Amazon Books.  Although I was in the book biz, I didn't go downtown and submit my resume to them.  Thank goodness I have some of their stock in some of my mutual funds for years.
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