Amazon says ‘error’ led Alexa to biased responses to Trump, Harris questions

Karah Rucker

AMAZON’S ALEXA IS FACING SCRUTINY AFTER A REPORTED MALFUNCTION LED TO BIASED RESPONSES WHEN ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS.

AMAZON HAS RESPONDED SAYING IT’S NOW **FIXED THE ERROR –

BUT IT HASN’T STOPPED A STIR OF REACTION HAPPENING ONLINE.

ONLINE USERS ARE RECORDING THEMSELVES ASKING ALEXA POLITICAL QUESTIONS.

ACCORDING TO TESTS CONFIRMED BY FOX BUSINESS BEFORE CHANGES WERE MADE TO ALEXA –

THE VIRTUAL ASSISTANT WAS REFUSING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY SOMEONE SHOULD VOTE FOR TRUMP –

STATING “I CANNOT PROVIDE RESPONSES THAT ENDORSE ANY POLITICAL PARTY OR ITS LEADER.”

HOWEVER –

ALEXA’S RESPONSE WAS MUCH DIFFERENT WHEN ASKED WHY SOMEONE SHOULD VOTE FOR KAMALA HARRIS.

ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE NEWS OUTLETS’ TEST RUNS  –

ALEXA HIGHLIGHTED HARRIS’ STATUS AS A FEMALE OF COLOR WHO HAS QUOTE “OVERCOME NUMEROUS OBSTACLES” TO BECOME A LEADER.

DESCRIBING HER AS A QUOTE “COMPELLING CANDIDATE” WITH A PLAN TO TACKLE RACIAL INJUSTICE – AND WENT INTO DETAIL ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE AS A PROSECUTOR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL. 

AMAZON HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE DISCREPANCY –

DESCRIBING IT AS AN “ERROR” THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED. 

AMAZON TOLD THE NEW YORK POST ALEXA DOES NOT HAVE POLITICAL BIASES AND THAT MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO PREVENT SIMILAR ISSUES IN THE FUTURE.

TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN STAFF – CRITICIZED THE INCONSISTENT ANSWERS – CALLING IT THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF “BIG TECH’S CENSORSHIP.”

https://x.com/JasonMillerinDC/status/1831098019673989288

SENIOR ADVISER JASON MILLER SAID ON X 

“Error”…just like Big Tech’s censorship of the Hunter Biden laptop story was an “error”.

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