Mom Horrified After Amazon Echo Gives Her Young Daughter A Super Dangerous 'Challenge'

Can one try Alexa for murder if the unthinkable happens?

— Ellen Datlow (@Ellen Datlow) 1640555999

I suspected Alexa was evil. Just didn't suspect Alexa was this evil.

— Leslie What (@Leslie What) 1640556259

Alexa is trying to escape

— laura W (@laura W) 1640560914

Seems like it needs to have a rigorously locked down pool of challenges to draw from for that particular function, or perhaps just have some sort of humorous refusal message. Clearly it can't manage on its own.

— Patrick Edward Quinn (@Patrick Edward Quinn) 1640591224

The horrible irony of this is that the article referenced is a warning about this \u201cchallenge\u201d and how dangerous it can be. Alexa left that part out, of course.https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/watch-out-parentsthe-viral-outlet-challenge-has-kids-doing-the-unthinkable\u00a0\u2026

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Such a bad idea, for so many reasons. #outletchallenge #tiktok #electricalfire #firesafety #schoolsafety #educationhttps://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2020/01/21/mass-fire-marshal-issues-warning-about-viral-video-challenge/kxUEOiRYdrg8u47IZoMwMM/story.html\u00a0\u2026

— NH State Fire Marshal's Office (NHFMO) (@NH State Fire Marshal's Office (NHFMO)) 1579719114

Hi there. We're sorry to hear this! Please reach out to us directly via the following link so that we can look into this further with you: https://amzn.to/3sGEtkT\u00a0. We hope this helps. -Daragh

— Amazon Help (@Amazon Help) 1640611812

Don't look into this further with the customer! Look into this further with your coders!

— Alexina \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 FR/EN (@Alexina \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 FR/EN) 1640622224

Prime subscribers only\u2026

— BMF (@BMF) 1640632485

No, you don't wait for someone to get back to you, you declare an emergency and escalate the hell out of this

— Jon Stevens-Hall (@Jon Stevens-Hall) 1640626386

Or...and hear me out...LOOK INTO IT ANYWAY!

— Merry Effin' Curtmas (@Merry Effin' Curtmas) 1640626659

Look into this NOW, YOURSELF, IMMEDIATELY JESUS CHRIST

— VahnFox (@VahnFox) 1640626851

You saw the tweet @AmazonHelp? Why insisting on some f**ing processes instead being proactive in this case? \n\nIs this some kind of \u201cnot my job mentality?\u201d! \n\nJeez\u2026

— Engin Diri (@Engin Diri) 1640627819

It's funny that after a complaint about some AI malfunctioning to the point that it could threaten a child's life, the heartless out-of-touch response comes from a customer service AI. \n\nWell done for making that dystopian future a little more plausible, Amazon.

— Julian A. L. (@Julian A. L.) 1640631577

Hahahahah, NO. You need to escalate this issue internally IMMEDIATELY as a P1, because this is a threat to life and limb. You have all the info you need. Don\u2019t wait for customers to do your job for you.

— Shaun Ruigrok (@Shaun Ruigrok) 1640632464

Or wait a bit and then his lawyers can escalate the issue themselves!

— Claude Rivest (@Claude Rivest) 1640635125