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

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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