Voice Assistants Such as Alexa Might Be Doomed - InsideHook
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is in the process of laying off up to 10,000 workers, and many of them will come from the company’s devices team, which includes the Alexa voice assistant group. And for good reason: Alexa may be costing the company billions of dollars per year. Per Insider, the Alexa division never really had a roadmap […]
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AI gone wrong #2: Alexa, please only listen to me
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It's noisy in here! The coming problem of too many voice assistants
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Alexa, Cortana, and Siri aren't novelties anymore. They're our terrifyingly convenient future.
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Alexa, shut up: Raging against the new machines
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Alexa suddenly stopped working - Voice Assistant - Home Assistant Community
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Alexa, Cortana, and Siri aren't novelties anymore. They're our terrifyingly convenient future.
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What Is Alexa? 's Incredible Virtual Voice Assistant
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Alexa Versus Alexa Tricks Voice Assistants Into Running Malicious Commands From Their Own Speakers
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