Creepy monstrosity was the
reactions on social media when Alexa was reading an extract from “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" impersonating a grandmother
It ll started when
chief scientist Rohit prasad tried to demonstrate Alexa's human-like mien during a presentation in the company
Prasad wanted to explore the
companionable relationship users develop with Alexa and also said “empathy and affect” are key for building trust
Prasad added "so many of
us have lost someone we love during pandemic and While AI can’t eliminate that pain but it can definitely make their memories last
The presentation left the
impression that Amazon was pitching the service as a tool for digitally raising the dead
Prasad told it is not
about dead people, but about your grandma, if you want your kid to listen to grandma's voice you can do that