Stone told Recode Media in a recent review that Bezos at one point got so frustrated with the assistant’s lack of comprehension that he told Alexa to “go shoot yourself in the head.”Īrtificial intelligence-based programs like Alexa face a paradox in that they get smarter with more data, but without users they aren’t getting data.Īmazon apparently addressed this problem by placing disguised Echo devices in apartments and then hiring actors to walk through the rooms while reading aloud from scripts. It’s currently fighting to overturn the decision and get a second chance.Įcho development - Bezos was very hands-on during the development of the Alexa smart assistant. Later when explicit pictures of Bezos leaked to the media, it came out that the incident may have been politically motivated.Īmazon last year lost a lucrative Pentagon contract to Microsoft, and has argued that Trump’s attacks on Amazon are to blame. He also said that Amazon wasn’t paying enough to the United States Postal Service to deliver its packages even though the company contributes billions. Trump repeatedly claimed without evidence that Bezos funneled Amazon’s profits through the Post to save money, seemingly by reporting it as losses. Future Publishing/Future/Getty Imagesĭuring his time in office, President Trump frequently swiped at Amazon and Bezos, the criticisms likely stemming from his ownership of The Washington Post.
Amazon’s Echo Show is an Alexa-powered smart speaker with a built-in screen for watching videos and chatting with friends.
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