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Joined November 2019
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If "Chip" or your #name had fit the *exact criteria listed⬇️while knowing the ubiquity of this #tech & the inability to say your name in *multiple spaces w/o triggering devices; would you be👍🏼with this? These reasons don't justify the outcomes.➡️#RebrandAlexa #Alexa #VoiceFirst
Replying to @washingtonpost
I was a member of that original Amazon team, and it was also chosen because a) phonetically it served as a good “wake word” that didn’t match a lot of common words that would create false positives, and b) we already owned Alexa brand name.
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Amazon's Alexa became a major success but unintentionally led to widespread teasing for people named Alexa. The popularity of the name has significantly declined since the product's launch, raising questions about whether virtual assistants should have human-like names.
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Amen. If there's a #lawyer willing to do #probono, no doubt there would be a group ready to sue. #Alexa #VoiceTechViolations🚩 #Amazon #AI #legal #technology #ethicalai #RebrandAlexa #NLP #conversationalai #ChatGPT
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The negative impact of #Amazon hijacking a human #name. ⬇️ #Alexa #RebrandAlexa 🚩 #AI #edtech alexacoalition.org
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Adhering to #EthicalAI practices should be at the forefront of your career contributions in #AITechnology, not an afterthought. #Alexa #RebrandAlexa #AI #Tech #Amazon #AmazonScience #VoiceTech #VoiceFirst #Google #MachineLearning #Apple
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"#Alexa" for Good?" 🧐Have we ever seen a child's #name used this way in #education? (i.e., Emma for Good, Mason for Good, Hannah for Good) #Educators must implement appropriate standards in #edtech & stand up to #Amazon. #AI #VoiceTech #EdTech #EducationForAll
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Replying to @PlasticsJenni
I have never understood the logic in naming a voice accident or AI bot with a real name
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People named Alex, Alexa, Alexis, etc. Should start a class action lawsuit against amazon if they haven't already
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Adhering to #EthicalAI practices should be at the forefront of your career contributions in #AITechnology, not an afterthought. #Alexa #RebrandAlexa #AI #Tech #Amazon #AmazonScience #VoiceTech #VoiceFirst #Google #MachineLearning #Apple
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In all of the commotion of these last few years I realized we have committed an egregious error Let's rectify that, shall we? When's the last time you reached out to your friends or family members named Alexa and checked if they were okay? Make a difference. Check on an Alexa.
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Human Alexas retweeted
Finally, here it is attached to the back of my phone. It’s glowing blue because before I took the picture, I said “Alexa”. At that point, I could use it just like any Alexa device. It uses my phone’s speaker and network. And what’s best: I don’t need to unlock my phone.
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Replying to @HannaIngber
Try replacing "Alexa" with your name, "Hanna", and imagine living in a world where your name now activates 100's of millions of "Hanna" devices, and how the chaos you'd cause whenever you were addressed or mentioned would render you inconvenient to have around. #RebrandAlexa
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I feel bad for those named Alexa
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Human Alexas retweeted
There's going to be a lot of women named Alexa with PTSD.
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Replying to @WillieHandler
One time it was really warm in the gym, and the coach yelled "Alexa, open the door!" and I thought damn, this place is fancy, until I realized she was talking to the associate at the desk.
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