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Posted on 12/11/2025 8:27:01 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
There is certainly some irony in one of the questions most commonly posed to Alexa this year: “What does AI mean?”
Amazon’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistant has become a regular feature in 21st century homes, used for tasks such as playing music, setting recipe timers and forecasting the weather.
But her capability goes far beyond that, with regular users relying on Alexa’s infinite knowledge to answer questions on just about any thought that pops into their heads.
Users in the United Kingdom regularly ask what AI means, according to Amazon’s roundup of “Alexa’s Most Asked Questions” of 2025. Other general knowledge highlights include “how long do I poach an egg for?” and “what’s the diameter of Earth?”
Celebrities are of particular interest to Alexa users who seek out general information about the rich and famous, as well as details of their fortunes, height and partners. Overall, the celebrities who were the focus of most questions posed by UK users were Cristiano Ronaldo, Taylor Swift and Elon Musk.
But most questions posed about someone’s height related to Hollywood star Tom Cruise, closely followed by Peter Crouch, a towering English former soccer player.
Musk is the person whose net worth most people wanted to know, followed by YouTuber MrBeast – real name Jimmy Donaldson – and Swift. Musk came third when it came to questions about the spouses of celebrities, with nosey users most commonly asking who Ed Sheeran is married to, followed by queries about singer Rod Stewart’s other half.
Swift was the most played artist via Alexa, followed by Bruno Mars, whose duet “APT” with Rosé was the most played song. Three songs from KPop Demon Hunters, the animated Netflix superhit, featured in the top 10 of most played songs, while the film’s soundtrack was the most played album.
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Alexa’s big secret is that the ‘A’ in ‘AI’ stands for ‘Almost’.
“What are you talking about, HAL?”
Wow, people actually ask “What does AI mean?”
“Alexa, why are people so blasted stupid and ignorant?”
Does AI use less electricity each time the same question is asked:?
Alexa, what noise annoys a noisy oyster most?
I would probably ask Alexa where are my keys or where is the remote.
A noisy noise annoys a noisy oyster most!(The classic tongue-twister answer: it’s another noisy noise—because nothing irritates a grumpy, clamoring clam quite like competition in the decibel department.)
Right. That’s the classic answer.
That’s a good tongue twister. I’ve never heard it before in all my 74 years! Thanks for posting it.
It does seem that way. There may be some things that AI does well, but I don’t it well enough to say what things that would be. What I can see & somewhat understand about it (admittedly not a lot) would indicate it’s really not worth the bother & cost.
It does seem that way. There may be some things that AI does well, but I don’t it well enough to say what things that would be. What I can see & somewhat understand about it (admittedly not a lot) would indicate it’s really not worth the bother & cost.
It’s TNBT.
For sure.
We got rid of our Alexa years ago. I’m a little surprised there are people who still use it.
Ignorance can be cured. Not so with stupidity.
**DING** Fry’s are done!
We never got one. Plus, I hear she won’t do the laundry when told to.
“What Time is it?” should be number 1.
I once asked Alexa “How Much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?”
Alexa answered “Nineteen”
So there you have it folks, the eternal mystery is solved.
But she DOES make a fantastic sammich.
I have 9 of them in my house. Every room including both bathrooms. I ain’t scared.
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