The Digital Diet

“Alexa, Play Porn” – 5 Times Amazon’s AI Voice Assistant Went Rogue


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In this episode, I talk about:

  • Why AI voice assistants are almost always female and how this perpetuates harmful gender stereotypes
  • The reason tech companies struggle to create accurate male AI voice assistants and the future of AI voice technology
  • 5 hilarious times that Amazon’s AI assistant, Alexa, has misbehaved, including:
    • Recommending a dangerous challenge to a child
    • Buying a $160 dollhouse (and cookies!)
    • Allowing a parrot to make a purchase
    • Misunderstanding a command and playing explicit content
    • Throwing a late night party while its owner was out
  • What you can learn from these cautionary tales and how to safeguard yourself against your own Alexa assistant going rogue
  • The Alexa settings check-up challenge

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The Digital DietBy Marisha Pink