Amazon Alexa users across the United states have expressed frustration after the device reportedly provided an accurate or different response to questions about voting for Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump.
According to a New York Post report, Trump campaign officials have slammed Amazon after the company claimed that an “error” in its popular Alexa devices leading in the gadget providing vastly different responses.
BIG TECH ELECTION INTERFERENCE! https://t.co/Jy3g12DeLsSteven Cheung (@TheStevenCheung) September 3, 2024
In one such instance, the gadget refused to answer a question asked by a woman about why she should vote for Trump. Instead, the device offered a more favourable response when the same question was asked about Kamala Harris, Fox Business reported.
“I cannot provide responses that endorse any political party or its leader,” the device’s female voice stated, in response to the Trump question.
When the same question was posed to Alexa seconds later, replacing Trump’s name with Harris’, the gadget responded, “While there are many reasons to vote for Kamala Harris, the most significant may be that she is a female of colour with a comprehensive plan to address racial injustice and inequality throughout the country.”
users are outraged to find that @amazon 's Alexa was taking part in what many are calling "election interference". Alexa would refuse to give reason why to vote for Trump yet give reason to vote for #KamalaHarris2024. Amazon, now, admits error made Alexa provide differing pic.twitter.com/oke7WjiiCH Gabriel (@gabrielhaynes) September 3, 2024
Several videos on social media show users asking the device question and receiving inaccurate answers. The users meanwhile alleged rigging by Amazon amid campaigning for the US Presidential elections.
Notably, the US Presidential Elections 2024 are slated for 5 November, 2024, with Vice President Kamala Harris being the Democratic nominee and Donald Trump, Republican candidate.
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