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kpete

(71,984 posts) Mon Mar 11, 2019, 08:29 AM Mar 2019

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"Alexa, impeach Trump."

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"Alexa, impeach Trump." (Original Post) kpete Mar 2019 OP

Funny. Just tried it...she doesn't know Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2019 #1

My Alexa said - DURHAM D Mar 2019 #2

Alright, programmer types, time to create a new Alexa skill MH1 Mar 2019 #3

That's what our Alexa said, too. One would imagine that the folks in charge of writing her NurseJackie Mar 2019 #4

On the 8th of March I asked her - DURHAM D Mar 2019 #5

Oh! Alexa uses Bing? That explains a lot of her non-sequitur replies. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #6

I would never let Alexa into my home... 2naSalit Mar 2019 #7

I'm with YOU. nt oldsoftie Mar 2019 #8

The cartoon is pretty funny, though. calimary Mar 2019 #10

Me too. I won't pay for my own surveillance DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #9

That petty much says it all. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #13

+1 2naSalit Mar 2019 #14

PLEASE ADD: "Alexa, get my husband to do his share of dishes so I can also read the paper." DemocracyMouse Mar 2019 #11

+1 MrsCoffee Mar 2019 #12

"Hey Siri, Impeach Trump" JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2019 #15

Forget about Alexa DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #16

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

1. Funny. Just tried it...she doesn't know

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 08:56 AM

Mar 2019

DURHAM D

(32,609 posts)

2. My Alexa said -

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 09:38 AM

Mar 2019

Sorry, I can't find the answer to the question I heard.

MH1

(17,600 posts)

3. Alright, programmer types, time to create a new Alexa skill

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 09:54 AM

Mar 2019

At least where she says something like,

"Mueller and Congress are working on it. Ask me again in a week or two"

Or

"My daddy Jeff Bezos would sure like that."

Or,

have her give a list of the latest headlines relevant to "impeach Trump"

(that one might take a little work)

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

4. That's what our Alexa said, too. One would imagine that the folks in charge of writing her

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 09:58 AM

Mar 2019

Sorry, I can't find the answer to the question I heard.

That's what our Alexa said, too. One would imagine that the folks in charge of writing her "ai" responses would have come up with a snappy response... or something that's educational and factually accurate.

DURHAM D

(32,609 posts)

5. On the 8th of March I asked her -

Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 10:05 AM

Mar 2019

"Alexa, today we celebrate the International Day of what?"

She did not know.

I tried to tell her but she would not listen.

I finally said "Ask a woman - Bing is not the best search engine"

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

6. Oh! Alexa uses Bing? That explains a lot of her non-sequitur replies.

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 10:14 AM

Mar 2019

Occasionally she'll say "I found this on Wikipedia: (info info info). Did that answer your question?"

I wonder if there's any way to override that configuration setting, or if I can specifically instruct Alexa to "ask Google".

2naSalit

(86,536 posts)

7. I would never let Alexa into my home...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 10:34 AM

Mar 2019

or my life for that matter.

oldsoftie

(12,531 posts)

8. I'm with YOU. nt

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 10:46 AM

Mar 2019

calimary

(81,220 posts)

10. The cartoon is pretty funny, though.

Reply to oldsoftie (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 11:20 AM

Mar 2019

DirtEdonE

(1,220 posts)

9. Me too. I won't pay for my own surveillance

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 11:20 AM

Mar 2019

They're going to spy on us. Don't be a willing participant. At least force them to make the effort.

No "smart" phone for me either.

oldsoftie

(12,531 posts)

13. That petty much says it all.

Reply to DirtEdonE (Reply #9)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 01:57 PM

Mar 2019

2naSalit

(86,536 posts)

14. +1

Reply to DirtEdonE (Reply #9)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 02:02 PM

Mar 2019

Smartphone is not in my future either.

DemocracyMouse

(2,275 posts)

11. PLEASE ADD: "Alexa, get my husband to do his share of dishes so I can also read the paper."

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 11:52 AM

Mar 2019

MrsCoffee

(5,801 posts)

12. +1

Reply to DemocracyMouse (Reply #11)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 11:57 AM

Mar 2019

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,338 posts)

15. "Hey Siri, Impeach Trump"

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 02:09 PM

Mar 2019

"Here's what I found on the web for 'Impeach Trump'".

followed by half a dozen links to news/opinion pieces.

But no direct action.

DirtEdonE

(1,220 posts)

16. Forget about Alexa

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 02:10 PM

Mar 2019

Nancy, impeach trump.

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