theguru Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Could Alexa be smarter than we realize? If it happened to me I would probably crush Alexa with a hammer. “In rare circumstances, Alexa can mistakenly hear the phrase ‘Alexa, laugh,’” when other words are spoken, Amazon said in an emailed statement. “We are changing that phrase to be ‘Alexa, can you laugh?’ which is less likely to have false positives, and we are disabling the short utterance ‘Alexa, laugh.’” Amazon Knows Why Alexa Was Laughing at Its Customers - The New York Times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFire Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I don't have one, but you can bet your bottom dollar I would lose my mind if it did that around me. I'm quite distrustful of technology despite being in IT, and Alexa laughing at me out of the blue feels like the beginning of a slope to: [video=youtube;7qnd-hdmgfk] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamprat Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Reminds me of something I saw not too long ago... I told my wife we had to get rid of the Echo. She asked why and I told her I thought it was listening to us. My wife laughed. I laughed. Alexa laughed. I shot the Echo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJAlltheWay24 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 You're kidding yourself if you think that machine isn't listening to everything it can and collecting data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguru Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 You're kidding yourself if you think that machine isn't listening to everything it can and collecting data. Of course it is and it is all tucked away in some computer databases with your assigned NSA, Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook numbers on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Parker Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJAlltheWay24 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Of course it is and it is all tucked away in some computer databases with your assigned NSA, Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook numbers on it. [ATTACH=CONFIG]65851[/ATTACH] Web browsers use your search history to give you specific ads while you're visiting websites. Why would a company like amazon not try to collect as much data as possible and use special algorithms to influence you the next time that you're on their site. This isn't big brother watching you. This is Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plantmanky Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 You're kidding yourself if you think that machine isn't listening to everything it can and collecting data. Your stupid if you have/own one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegrasscard Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Its not just Alexa... Ends with a comment that deserves a language warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fear the Nation Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 My alexa was spinning the other day for no reason. I said "alexa what are you doing?" she actually answered and said "I'm learning how to help you better." then it promptly stopped spinning. I think the little witch was spying on us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamprat Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheDeuce Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Your stupid if you have/own one. The irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegrasscard Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 I hope this does not run afoul of TOS since it is a meme. But its related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguru Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 My alexa was spinning the other day for no reason. I said "alexa what are you doing?" she actually answered and said "I'm learning how to help you better." then it promptly stopped spinning. I think the little witch was spying on us! Sounds like Alexa was testing you Fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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