Is Alexa Secretly Influencing Elections? Find Out Now!

Internal Documents Reveal That a Software Update Aimed at Improving Alexa Led to a Political Controversy.

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The Update, Intended to Enhance Alexa’s Accuracy, Caused the Assistant to Favor Kamala Harris Over Donald Trump.

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The Issue Began When a Video Showed Alexa Giving More Favorable Responses About Harris Than Trump.

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The Video, Posted on X, Went Viral and Led to Accusations of "BIG TECH ELECTION INTERFERENCE.

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Amazon Quickly Corrected the Error After It Gained Attention, Blocking Biased Responses.

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The Problematic Software, Info LLM, Was Added to Alexa to Improve Its Handling of Political Queries.

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The Controversy Highlighted Additional Political Inaccuracies, Such as Outdated Information About Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Despite Fixes, Alexa’s Handling of Political Questions Has Been Criticized for Inaccuracies in Recent Years.

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