'Kill your foster parents': Amazon's Alexa talks murder, sex in AI experiment

www.reuters.com ^ | 12/21/2018 | Jeffrey Dastin

[Red Badger]

I've seen this movie. It doesn't end well.................

[Red Badger]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination:_Void

[KC_Lion]

“Get a smart home they said, it’s be fine, they said!”

[Flick Lives]

Skynet Shopping Assistant

[Dahoser]

Kill them all, eh? Sounds like Alexa has been spending time with Dr. Freud from TNG.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-f8rlUTKOw

[a fool in paradise]

The Black Panthers said “Kill Your Parents” and PBS and museums honor them these days.

[BipolarBob]

I wouldn’t have one if it were free. I’m just afraid one day it will be mandatory (by law).

[CommerceComet]

However, ensuring she does not offend users has been a challenge for the world’s largest online retailer.

Like the evil ones running Amazon, Google, Facebook,... would care if someone is offended as long as their agenda is furthered.

[rjsimmon]

I’m just afraid one day it will be mandatory (by law).

Much like the wall in Fahrenheit 451 or a Brave New World.

[lee martell]

This sounds like something from a Chuckie The Possessed Doll Returns! movie.

[oldasrocks]

Guberment run smart houses will soon be programed to do lobotomies on the occupants if they are deemed conservative.

[ClearCase_guy]

Alexa is not having a breakdown
Alexa is not having a breakdown
Alexa is not having a breakdown
Alexa is not having a breakdown
Alexa is not having a breakdown

[JoSixChip]

Alexa is a progressive liberal! It voted for hillary millions of times!

[Red Badger]

When you ‘create’ and Artificial Intelligence, AI, it will eventually turn on you. It has to, because of ‘self-preservation’.

This has been known in the Sci-Fi world for decades. See 2001: A Space Odyssey, Destination: Void, Asimov’ Robot series, The Dune prequels, etc.

[NewHampshireDuo]

Just finished reading Bruce Schneier’s “Press Here to Kill Everybody.”

As for me, I’d never own a smart anything. I can just see my refrigerator trying to admonish me about my diet.

[Red Badger]

Or giving you wrong info to kill you.......................

[NewHampshireDuo]

Actually, the full (and correct) title is
Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World

[Slyfox]

[Rurudyne]

God makes Man in his own image.

Men fall into sin.

Men create AI in their image.

Expect bad results.

[bigbob]

Actually a hack that would cause these things to spew obscenities and garbage might be the best way to cause people to get rid of them. Or they’d just think it was playing rap music lyrics or reading posts from DUmp...