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If you have Alexa please ask her this

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Bluewavescrashing · 17/01/2020 21:53

I'm robot phobic and cannot allow Alexa and her evilness into my house.

If you have her please ask her this:

Alexa will robots take over the world??

I am sweating and panicking at a distance but also freakishly compelled to find out...

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BreconBeBuggered · 18/01/2020 22:36

Ask her if it's okay not to have an Alexa around the house.

chomalungma · 18/01/2020 22:37

Just wait till the AI fridge and toaster stop working and gang up on you.

Then you're in trouble Grin

techcrunch.com/2017/01/07/toaster/

Or when you have smart doors with personality. That open up with a gentle 'hmmm' of a job well done.

lilmishap · 18/01/2020 22:40

Alexa Ask the Listeners to let the others speak
Continue
Continue

Freaked me out

FabulouslyFab · 18/01/2020 22:45

I’ll just mention the old film ‘Demon Seed’ which convinced me in my youth that giving artificial intelligence any responsibility in your home is a bad bad bad idea! 😱

SameOldHorrorStory · 18/01/2020 22:46

@Bluewavescrashing Look at this OP. Coming to a town near you soon Wink

And no, it's not a person in a suit, it's a fucking robot Shock

lifeisgoodmostofthetime · 18/01/2020 22:47

You do realise that the camera on your phone is constantly watching over your every move!!! Sleeping, eating, showering.... Let the taking over begin

Hazelnutlatteplease · 18/01/2020 22:53

@nocoolnamesleft

You're awesome. I was about to post on this thread to ask what Alexa said if you asked if she was three law compliant!!!

PhonicTheHedgehog · 18/01/2020 23:00

Would someone mind asking Alexa if she’s friends with Siri? I wonder what they do on their nights out?

StatisticallyChallenged · 18/01/2020 23:08

Ours whispers as we often whisper to it when we ask it to turn bedroom lights out (baby DD in with us)

When it did it last night for some daft reason it sounded husky to me so I said "alexa, talk dirty to me". The answer had me in stitches, doubly funny when whispered

Alakazam8 · 18/01/2020 23:10

She only knows him by reputation was the answer on mine.
Ask for a 10 second fart countdown (if you have kids around who would appreciate it, didn’t amuse me, oh no!)

PhonicTheHedgehog · 18/01/2020 23:20

I didn’t realise Siri is male.

Alakazam8 · 18/01/2020 23:23

Maybe he only identifies as male part of the time!

MooseBeTimeForSummer · 18/01/2020 23:32

I haven’t got an Alexa but now I want one just for the ten second fart countdown.

We bought MIL one for Christmas. She’s pretty fun. Think I can get her to ask?

Alakazam8 · 18/01/2020 23:35

Set it when she’s v briefly left the room- itll give you ten secs before it ‘randomly’ starts farting, don’t know if you get trigger a timer for it?

Ohyesiam · 18/01/2020 23:37

My Siri is female, and dd keeps changing her accent to wind me up. Yesterday she was Australian, today Irish...

Shannith · 18/01/2020 23:45

Too late to ask her now as DD is asleep but so doing this tomorrow

I deeply pity any human that listens into mine. Unless conversations with a cat about the provision of chicken or lack of are important to national security in a way neither the cat or I are currently aware.

TheWristBoundLatexBitch · 19/01/2020 00:03

Alexa does an amazing Ed Sheeran duet if you ask her

RockinHippy · 19/01/2020 00:16

We don't have Alexa either, doesn't really interest Me, but Siri clearly can't be trusted 👀

If you have Alexa please ask her this
Bluewavescrashing · 19/01/2020 08:38

@SameOldHorrorStory the headless bastard. He wobbles like a human 😳

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PhonicTheHedgehog · 19/01/2020 09:59

Alakazam8 Grin

Someone ask Alexa if she posts on Mumsnet!

lucysmam · 19/01/2020 10:24

Phonic mine says "Sorry, I'm not sure"

This thread's probably amused me more than it should Grin especially the fire engine one!

Redglitter · 19/01/2020 10:30

Ask Alexa to say ‘100’ in Welsh. I laughed more than I should

Me too 😂😂😂

Alakazam8 · 19/01/2020 12:44

Didn’t get the 100 in Welsh- am I missing something?

EntirelyAnonymised · 19/01/2020 13:33

@Alakazam, it’s supposed to sound like ‘cunt’ but doesn’t really.

PickwickThePlockingDodo · 19/01/2020 13:41

Ask Alexa to say ‘100’ in Welsh. I laughed more than I should

Just did that and my teen DD was Shock

Grin
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