Amazon’s Alexa tells reporters US 2020 race stolen

Last month Amazon previewed a “smarter and more conversational” version of Alexa, its popular voice assistant that has sold over half a billion devices worldwide. The new version is capable of more human-like conversation, adapting its tone to users’ cues. That doesn’t mean you can always trust what it says. The Washington Post reports that when asked about fraud in the 2020 US presidential election, Alexa said the vote was “stolen by a massive amount of election fraud,” citing video-streaming service Rumble. It also said the 2020 races were “notorious for many incidents of irregularities and indications”, citing Substack, a newsletter subscription service. Amazon said the responses were “errors” that were “quickly fixed”.