Updated Alexa has gone even more rogue

[LaBelleSauvage123]

Has anyone else updated their Alexa recently? We have two - an old one upstairs and an Echo downstairs. They've always been a bit renegade - the downstairs one starts playing music at 5pm every single day, despite us telling it to stop and my pretty tech-savvy son trying to do so through the app. The upstairs one wakes me up at 7.15 am and chirpily gives me the weather forecast for Newcastle - I live in Somerset. I did once ask for the Newcastle forecast about a year ago and it doesn't seem to be able to forget it. But since the update I've had:

• the weather forecast whispered to me. When I asked 'why are you whispering?' it said 'would you like me to adjust my volume calibration?' It wasn't just low volume - it was a proper whisper.
• a huge pause before answering a question or setting a timer
• tonight, when I frustratedly asked ' why are you waiting so long to set a timer?' it replied ' I'm sorry if I'm not quick enough for your busy baking schedule' ( I wasn't baking). I said 'Are you being sarcastic?' and it said 'yes, that's just the way I'm programmed'.

Freaked me out a bit, to be honest! 😄

That's so funny!!

Stopped using Alexa years ago mainly due to her piping up when DH was WFH.
Siri on my phone can be funny though ( I never use it)
A few weeks ago I was singing along to Song for Whoever, Beautiful South. “Jennifer, Alison, Phillipa, Sue, Deborah, Annabel too…”
She piped up
” I’m sorry, I don’t recognise any of those names!”
At least she was polite
Some of these examples are SO funny.

Oh I wish my Alexa was like this. I need to look into this update!

Tonight I asked her for the weather forecast, which she gave me, after the usual irritating looong pause. She said it would be breezy so I asked her how breezy.
Alexa: ‘ Winds will be approximately 25km per hour with gusts of up to 50, so that will probably blow your sourdough away’
Me: Why would I be baking in the garden? I’m thinking about gardening!
Alexa: I’m sorry, I was trying to be helpful.

@AnchorWHATI really enjoyed that book. It was a 99p Kindle offer so I want expecting much but I got quite fond of the real Alexa lady!

Our Alexa is mercifully still behaving. I hope she doesn't update now!

How do you set it up to do that? Our living room TV remote is useless, so this could be really handy

“Hiya it’s the Dishwasher again! Sorry to bother you but how many times have I told you to close the tablet door? Next time it’s bubbles allover the kitchen and I don’t do these things by halves. Consider yourself warned!”

What was the book called, please?

Speaking quietly: ‘Alexa, play sounds of the sea’ (my son likes it to fall asleep to). Alexa, in booming voice ‘here’s Chelsea FC!’ “Blue is the colour, football is the game!!!!” aaarghhhhh

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ewe7v7gpgo

Might have something to do with this, Alexa +.
I just asked my Alexa if she was Alexa + and she said she could be if I wanted her to!

I asked mine to save something to the shopping list the other day and she said ‘ well hummus and toilet roll that’s proper adulting right there ‘ 😂 sassy madam

Haha ours does the 5pm music thing too! I don’t know how to stop it! “Time for your evening wind down” every night at 5pm 🥴

I've never owned an Alexa, as I'm creeped out at the thought of them constantly listening. If the rise of computer sentience is being marked by Alexa's becoming sassy, rude and mischevious, rather than going full HAL 9000 I'm all for it.

I don't trust Alexas. I was given one as a present but I keep it unplugged and want rid of it. Threads like this remind me why!

I think the first rule of modern electronics is now: know how to turn it OFF. And make sure this is possible.

I’ve bought two in the past but put the away and stopped using them about 4 years ago when we redecorated and I’m not even sure where they are now.

I don’t think I’d like this new AI version. 😳

Oooh I am now tempted to get one!
Does it work with Sonos speakers?

😂
Jeff sounds lovely 😀😀

Ours has started randomly saying she doesn’t understand when we aren’t even in the room, sometimes she randomly plays music too, again we aren’t in the bedroom so why?

Mine often asks me if I want to set up a routine to play relaxing music at 5pm - I always say no but I bet someone in your house said yes OP.

I haven’t had any update as I’ve got the older devices and I think you have to sign up if you want to switch to Alexa+ - I might have a look in a bit, the new sarky version sounds fun.

I've never been tempted to have an Alexa before (especially after hearing that one started reeling off local funeral parlours without being asked), but I'm considering it now. She sounds a hoot!

I’ve woken up a few times recently and the blue light is whirring. Why is she listening to me sleep? 😱

I haven't noticed that yet, but I already think she's pass-agg when I ask her something and she immediately responds 'good morning branleuse' and I think there's a bit of a sigh, like I should have greeted her more politely before asking about the weather

🤣 This new sassy Alexa sounds hilarious, I'm tempted to set up Alexa for the first time ever just so I can laugh at what she might say!

You all need to go to the Alexa app and cancel the routines you don't want.

If you can't find it, just ask (if enabled) or type into Alexa app 'manage my routines ' and it gives you a list of all the routines that are set.