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This type of response has been given by Alexa from an echo device in my house. I asked, “play x on y”, the response was something like “ok, but first check out this new…”. I immediately unplugged that device and all other Alexa enabled devices in the house. We have not used it since.

This is the monetization wall they have to figure out how to break through. The first inkling of advertising is immediate turn off and destroy, for me.





Even worse than ads, mine keeps trying to jam "News" down my throat. I keep disabling the news feeds on all my devices and they kept re-enabling against my wishes. Every now and then I'll say something to Alexa and she'll just start informing me about how awful everything is, or the echo show in the kitchen will stop displaying the weather in favor of some horrific news story.

Me: "Alexa, is cheese safe for dogs?"

Alexa: "Today, prominent politician Nosferatu was accused by the opposition of baby-cannibal sex trafficking. Nosferatu says that these charges are baseless as global warming will certainly kill everyone in painful ways by next Tuesday at exactly 3pm. In further news, Amazon has added more advertisements to this device for only a small additional charge..."

If I wanted to feel like crap every time I go to the kitchen I'd put a scale in there. /s




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