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Amazon’s Alexa has been letting out an unprompted, creepy cackle - startling users of the best-selling voice assistant.
The laugh, described by some as “witch like” was reported to sometimes happen without the device being “woken” up.
Amazon promises fix for creepy Alexa laugh
Incidents like this, where an assistant seems to rebel against its owner, naturally further this concern. That said, most users on social media have reacted with humour, drawing parallels with HAL 9000 from the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
“I’m sorry, Dave,” the machine famously said. “I’m afraid I can’t do that."
This didn't make me think of Space Odyssey, it made me think about a film called Demon Seed (1977):
Demon Seed (1977) - IMDb
Which is quite prophetic in some ways.
The laugh, described by some as “witch like” was reported to sometimes happen without the device being “woken” up.
Amazon promises fix for creepy Alexa laugh
Incidents like this, where an assistant seems to rebel against its owner, naturally further this concern. That said, most users on social media have reacted with humour, drawing parallels with HAL 9000 from the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
“I’m sorry, Dave,” the machine famously said. “I’m afraid I can’t do that."
This didn't make me think of Space Odyssey, it made me think about a film called Demon Seed (1977):
Demon Seed (1977) - IMDb
Which is quite prophetic in some ways.
