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by donatj 143 days ago
The new Alexa is always cracking jokes about things I ask her. Sometimes pretty complex or off the wall jokes. They're rarely funny but usually competent, unlike other AIs in my experience. I wonder how much work went into that.

That said, I absolutely hate it. I want the tersest response possible from you, wiretap. I don't have time for your sass.

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I can’t speak to the new one, but I wonder if she taps the old Alexa’s human-written bank of corporate-safe dad jokes for inspiration:

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/inside-the-writers-...