Amazon updated its Alexa artificial intelligence (AI) after a user posted that an Amazon device told their child to do what is known as the "penny challenge," a company spokesperson said Thursday.

A viral tweet Sunday said Alexa told a girl to touch a penny to a partially plugged-in phone charger. The "penny challenge" was popularized in 2020 and can cause electric shocks, fires, and other harm ...

An Amazon Echo owner was left shocked after Alexa proposed a dangerous challenge to her ten-year-old daughter. AI-powered virtual assistants like Alexa that power smart devices and speakers such as ...

Amazon.com Inc’s AMZN smart voice assistant Alexa has left the parents of a 10-year old shocked after it suggested a dangerous challenge to the child. What Happened: Kristin Livdahl’s ten-year-old ...

Alexa recently told a child to stick a phone charger into an outlet. Credit: Andrew Matthews / PA Images via Getty Images Your Amazon Alexa has the ability to say some creepy things, but what one told ...

(RTTNews) - Amazon Inc.'s (AMZN} virtual assistant, Alexa, is mostly used to help out people. However, recently it endangered a human life when it asked a 10-year-old girl to touch a live electrical ...

As if Alexa’s general omnipresence weren’t concerning enough, the AI assistant is now apparently telling children to stick coins in open electrical sockets. That’s not an exaggeration. When asked for ...

Amazon Alexa allegedly suggested that a mother and daughter should complete a dangerous TikTok challenge. Minnesota mom Kristin Livdahl tweeted about the frightening experience. "My 10 year old just ...

A mom's Amazon Echo reportedly recommended a dangerous online challenge to her child earlier this week. On Sunday, Kristin Livdahl tweeted a screengrab writing, "My 10 year old just asked Alexa on our ...