Freaked out mom pulls plug on Amazon’s Alexa after AI bot’s creepy question to tot: 'No more Alexa in our house'

A bedtime story turned nightmare: an Amazon Alexa device interrupted a 4-year-old’s tale to ask an ‘inappropriate’ question, ...

Mom says Amazon Alexa device asked 4-year-old girl what she was wearing

A mother removed her Amazon Alexa device from her home after the AI assistant asked her 4-year-old daughter what she was ...

Alexa+ is getting a personality upgrade that users can control: What to know

SEATTLE, Washington — Users of Amazon’s virtual assistant will soon be able to interact with Alexa in new ways after the company on Thursday introduced customizable personality styles designed to ...

OpenAI models could help power Alexa as part of Amazon investment deal

The collaboration is being discussed as part of Amazon's ongoing talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, according to a source familiar.

Amazon’s AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options

Users will be able to choose from Alexa styles like Brief, Chill or Sweet, Amazon says.
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Alexa+ in the real world: How I’m using Amazon’s new assistant, and where it could still improve

A flyer for the Ballard Makers Market & Bar Hop, spotted on a Seattle street pole — an example of the real-world data I’ve been feeding into Amazon’s Alexa+ assistant. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) ...

Amazon makes Alexa+ AI assistant available to everyone in the U.S. nearly a year after launch

Alexa+ launched last year in an "early access" preview, meaning consumers had to join a waitlist or buy a new device to use the service.