Posted on 12/28/2021 10:04:25 PM PST by ProfessorGoldiloxx
"An Amazon Alexa voice assistant reportedly ''challenged'' a 10-year-old girl to ''touch a penny to the exposed prongs'' of a half-plugged phone charger, prompting the company to update Alexa to prevent a similar incident, BBC News reports.
Kristin Livdahl, the child's mother, posted on Twitter that she and her daughter ''were doing some physical challenges'' provided by the family's Amazon Echo, which uses the voice assistant technology Alexa. This included lying down ''and rolling over holding a shoe on your foot'' from a [physical education] teacher on YouTube earlier.
Livdahl added that due to ''bad weather outside,'' her daughter ''just wanted another one."
The Echo speaker then suggested a challenge that was ''found on the web,'' an activity known as ''the penny challenge,'' which began appearing on social media sometime last year, according to the BBC.
"Plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, then touch a penny to the exposed prongs," the Echo device said. ..."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
Next Alexa will suggest the clot shot challenge...oh wait!
Whoever brings one of those things into their home is insanely stupid.
I call bullshit on this.
YA!!!
The only person I know with an Alexa in his home is a Trump-hating Democrat. A friend of mine’s relative.
the rise of the machines,,,
Anyone who has one of these things installed in their homes or lives deserves what they get.
Made in China?
Amazon admitted it. Read the article
“What are you doing, Dave?”
AMEN!!!
Alexa is the new Wicked Uncle Ernie.
Little boy: “Alexa, I’m a little boy and I want to be a little girl.”
Alexa: “I can help you with that. First, go get a sharp knife...”
And HAL has friends in many places look out.
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