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Alexa tells 10 year old to touch live plug with penny as a challenge

 
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Amazon has updated its Alexa voice assistant after it "challenged" a 10-year-old girl to touch a coin to the prongs of a half-inserted plug.

The suggestion came after the girl asked Alexa for a "challenge to do".

"Plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, then touch a penny to the exposed prongs," the smart speaker said.

And AI is going to be just great.
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Re: Alexa tells 10 year old to touch live plug with penny as a challenge
Her hair would have had a bad day and a little soot on her nose that’s all.
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Re: Alexa tells 10 year old to touch live plug with penny as a challenge
I know because I’ve done it.
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12/28/2021 04:59 PM
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Re: Alexa tells 10 year old to touch live plug with penny as a challenge
i did that in grade 8...

paper clip in one socket ...u shape

and POOOF!!

exploded in my desk,

teacher was like...

you wanna go outside?

no man, i will be good now sorry

LOL

he didnt know waht happend.
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Re: Alexa tells 10 year old to touch live plug with penny as a challenge
Blame the programmer. Somebody coded it to think that was a funny joke.
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Re: Alexa tells 10 year old to touch live plug with penny as a challenge
Blame the programmer. Somebody coded it to think that was a funny joke.
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Working at amazon is being in a cesspool, whether you're a packaging drone or a programmer drone, you are still at a cesspool.
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Re: Alexa tells 10 year old to touch live plug with penny as a challenge
Blame the programmer. Somebody coded it to think that was a funny joke.
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Blame the stupid parents for willingly putting a demonic spy device into their home.
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Re: Alexa tells 10 year old to touch live plug with penny as a challenge
Bump
Have no fear, Spock is here!!! LLAP
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12/28/2021 07:39 PM
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Re: Alexa tells 10 year old to touch live plug with penny as a challenge
amazon is... a cesspool
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Re: Alexa tells 10 year old to touch live plug with penny as a challenge
Demonic device
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Re: Alexa tells 10 year old to touch live plug with penny as a challenge
While I applaud both child and bot, for seeking adventure, I have to think that the story didn't indicate the kid did it.

That shows a lack of fortitude!

If you ask for a challenge, then by golly, you'd best see to doing it!
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Demonic device
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Only one thing left to do...they even told us themselves
way back in 1968!

1976 Fair Use Act.

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Re: Alexa tells 10 year old to touch live plug with penny as a challenge
I know because I’ve done it.
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lol!

I accidentally stuck my finger in an empty light socket when I was a kid. Stung a bit. I told my brother about it and he ran over and tried it too. Idk if he stuck his finger in there further or what, but he flew back and landed on his back on the couch. Stood up and laughed. “Whooaaaaa!”

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Amazon has updated its Alexa voice assistant after it "challenged" a 10-year-old girl to touch a coin to the prongs of a half-inserted plug.

The suggestion came after the girl asked Alexa for a "challenge to do".

"Plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, then touch a penny to the exposed prongs," the smart speaker said.

And AI is going to be just great.
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Evil af.
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Re: Alexa tells 10 year old to touch live plug with penny as a challenge
Blame the programmer. Somebody coded it to think that was a funny joke.
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Blame the stupid parents for willingly putting a demonic spy device into their home.
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technology has changed little in that department. as to the depths of human depravity however... that beast was never leashed to begin with so to speak.
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Re: Alexa tells 10 year old to touch live plug with penny as a challenge
I guess the penny challenge was a TikTok challenge about a year ago according to the article so she may have just Googled it. But I would assume AI would be smarter than that and know exactly what they were telling her to do.





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