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https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/12/29/amazon-alexa-penny-challenge/3971640799386/
U.S. News
Dec. 29, 2021 / 1:04 PM
Amazon fixes issue after Alexa tells child to take penny to electrical outlet
By UPI Staff
Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Amazon says it's fixed a fault with its Alexa digital assistant after it instructed a child to take a penny to a live electrical outlet.
A woman tweeted on Sunday that Alexa gave her 10-year-old child the instructions after he'd asked the device to assign a challenge for him to perform.
Alexa's answer surprised them.
"Here's something I found on the web. According to ourcommunitynow.com: The challenge is simple: plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, then touch a penny to the exposed prongs," Alexa's response read, according to CNN...
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/12/29/amazon-alexa-penny-challenge/3971640799386/
U.S. News
Dec. 29, 2021 / 1:04 PM
Amazon fixes issue after Alexa tells child to take penny to electrical outlet
By UPI Staff
Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Amazon says it's fixed a fault with its Alexa digital assistant after it instructed a child to take a penny to a live electrical outlet.
A woman tweeted on Sunday that Alexa gave her 10-year-old child the instructions after he'd asked the device to assign a challenge for him to perform.
Alexa's answer surprised them.
"Here's something I found on the web. According to ourcommunitynow.com: The challenge is simple: plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, then touch a penny to the exposed prongs," Alexa's response read, according to CNN...
