Amazon's Alexa Reportedly Shows Political Preference Error in Trump-Harris Presidential Race Queries
September 4, 2024
Amazon's Alexa was found to provide politically biased responses when asked about the 2024 presidential candidates. It refused to give reasons to vote for Donald Trump, citing neutrality, while offering detailed endorsements for Kamala Harris. Amazon labeled the discrepancy an "error" and reportedly corrected it.
- Alleged deployer
- alexa-device-owners
- Alleged developer
- amazon
- Alleged harmed parties
- alexa-device-owners, donald-trump-presidential-campaign, donald-trump-supporters
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