Amazon’s Alexa Told 10-Year-Old to Do Hazardous ‘Challenge’

Company says 'error' has been fixed

The Amazon logo is seen outside its JFK8 distribution center in Staten Island, N.Y., on Nov. 25, 2020. Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Amazon Alexa’s recent reply to a young girl who asked it to present a challenge left the girl’s mother shocked.

Kristin Livdahl, a writer, said her 10-year-old girl “just asked Alexa on our Echo for a challenge.”