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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Well, if Alexa can make a fantastic sammich, you shoulda kept her! ;)
My apologies. I thought you were the poster I wrote my first response to.
We have nine audio speakers in our house, but none in a bathroom. Music in most every room, when desired.
Who is Alexa?
1. Master bedroom
2. Bathroom in master bedroom
3. 2nd bedroom
3. 3rd bedroom
4 kitchen
5. living room
6. den
7. carport room
8. TV in master bedroom
9 kindle 1
10. kindle 2
11. bathroom
I am probably missing some.
Our audio speakers:
1. Sunroom counter top
2. On top of the kitchen hutch
3. Family room desk
4 & 5. Living room on both sides of the room
6. On the bar in between the family room and living room
7. On the media cabinet near the tv
8 & 9. Master bedroom on both sides of the room, one is near the master bathroom entrance. These two are portable speakers, and can be taken outside when entertaining outdoors, though we often just listen to nature out there.
NP. I like laundry and sammiches.
Amazon in-house snitch. You can ask for recipes and stuff and she’ll give instructions, etc. It’s an AI voicebox for your counter, bedroom, etc.
But just mention you’re out of mouthwash and need to buy some then watch what your web banner ads become. It’s always listening regardless what anyone says.
A spy for Mother Government? I’m willing to bet the farm that every question asked is tied to the IP address of the user and put in some big computer for analysis.
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