Siri auto-activating when "In Theory" is said

Originator:scott.j.little
Number:rdar://18350110 Date Originated:16 Sept 2014
Status:Closed Resolved:No
Product:iOS Product Version:iOS 8 (12A4345d)
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
When my iPad is sitting idly and someone nearby says "In Theory", Siri fairly consistently recognizes it as a request for Siri to do something.

Steps to Reproduce:
Have an iOS 8 device active and say "In theory".

Expected Results:
Siri activates to capture the speech after that and attempt to process the info.

Actual Results:
Nothing should happen.

Version:
iOS 8 (12A4345d)

Notes:
Note that I noticed this first when I was listening to the ATP podcast and John Siracusa said "in theory" on the podcast in a speaker near the iPad and that was enough to activate it. This is what you see in the attached video.

Configuration:
iPad 3 with 64 GB installed

Attachments:
'Siri likes John.mp4' was successfully uploaded.

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