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Among the 500 million people who use Google Assistant, there probably aren’t too many who have embraced it more enthusiastically than I have.

Google Assistant powers the Lenovo Smart Display in my kitchen, the Sonos Beam soundbar in my living room, the Nest Mini speaker in the bedroom, and the Google Home speaker in my office. When I had a Google Pixel phone, I’d often squeeze it to bring up the Assistant, and after buying an iPhone last month, I immediately set up a Shortcut for activating Google Assistant through Siri.

I don’t just use Assistant for basic things like checking the weather or playing music, either. Google Assistant wakes my wife and me up in the morning and turns our bedroom lights off at night. It manages our shared grocery list and serves as an intercom for broadcasting messages throughout the house. I use it to set reminders and create calendar appointments in my office, and to get directions and make phone calls on my phone. I’ve even convinced my parents…