Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification."I felt like it slammed me in the face," the parent of a child named Alexa tells Business Insider, when she began to notice just how relentlessly her child was being harassed about her name from kids and adults alike.The problem is that Amazon chose a popular human name for its artificial intelligent software bot.
since Amazon's AI has zoomed to popularity. A teen discussed the sexual harassment she's endured, which isn't helped by headlines and product advertising that use double entendres, playing on Alexa's female voice. Parents of a three-year-old felt forced to legally change the child's name. Another parent "made the financial sacrifice," to place their daughter in a private school where teasing is not allowed, hoping to protect her better, Clark said.
One mother has been trying to raise awareness with a group called Alexa Is A Human and has reached out to Amazon with public letters and directly. But so far, their calls for help on the matter have fallen on deaf ears.
peace for all humanity kind of hurts, we all see what we want to see, when the realities of all the possibilities so much unimaginable.
Just reply with 'sorry, im having trouble connecting to the internet right now'
Ooooooh nooooooo. Bc my name doesn’t rhyme with a curse word that people used from 3rd grade on. Bullying builds character
The threshold for “ruining lives” cries out for some perspective! Children can be encouraged in their resilience to counter/extinguish boorish teasing: Alexa says “do it yourself.” Adults should already know this, and might be a little more direct: Alexa says “Get a life.”
Are you Siri us 🥁
sounds like a personal problem
Having had a last name that exposed me to lots of bullying I'm not sure you can do about it except to not name your kids 'Alexa'.
OMG if a gadget is 'ruining lives' then throw it in the freaking trash.
Oh yeah... They should sue Amazon... What a BS article 😔
Alexa, change my parents name to The Snowflakes
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