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Amazon Alexa gave false information attributed to Full Fact fact checks
Amazon's Alexa voice assistant provided incorrect answers to user questions, attributing the false information to Full Fact fact checks. The incorrect responses included claims about the Northern Lights, MPs' expenses, and NHS waiting lists. Amazon acknowledged the issue and said it was working to resolve it, and the problem may now be fixed.
- Date it happened
- 2024-10-14
- Organisation involved
- Amazon
- Product, system or model
- Alexa
Where this came from
Attribution
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