[arista]

[Amazon apologizes after an Alexa challenged
a girl, 10, to put a COIN on an exposed plug
prong half-inserted into a socket as part
of a 'dangerous' TikTok trend
An Echo voice assistant challenge a 10-year-old to
do a potentially fatal act
Assistant told a child to do the
'Penny challenge' and 'Plug in a phone charger
about halfway into a wall outlet,
then touch a penny to the exposed prongs'
Kristin Livdahl, the girl's mother slammed Amazon,
who has since apologised]



[The internet game involves plugging
a charger part-way into a wall and
trying to create a spark by touching the
exposed prongs with a coin
(pictured: An outlet following the challenge)]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...ongs-plug.html

Alexa searches the internet
TikTok has loads of Dumb and Dangerous examples.


Debated on all media


Amazon USA claim they have fixed it.

[Mystic Mock]

Yikes!

[Vicky.]

Conclusive proof that alexas are evil. I feel vindicated, in my being the only person I know not having one.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Conclusive proof that alexas are evil. I feel vindicated, in my being the only person I know not having one.

Amazon Engineers have fixed that.


It appears it searched the internet for Fun
and a Crazy TikTok post had it,
leading as top of the fun things.


A Lawyer who does an LBC show
said the problem is Alexa does not
care what age you are.


The mother was Horrified