Hello, my name is Betty
Jane 1.0 became the United States Army’s primary voice system for a decade. Then advances in technology and computer coding ushered in a new generation of software. Jane 2.0 was designed to be far more adaptive than the original. The hope was that she would seem less annoying if she knew when to talk and when not to. The adaptive nature worked perfectly and beta testers greatly preferred her to her more literal predecessor. She was superior in every way and breezed through combat trials to the praise of all soldiers involved. Everyone expected Jane 2.0 to be a total and complete success. Real life was not so simple.
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