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CSETv0 Taxonomy Classifications
Taxonomy DetailsProblem Nature
Robustness, Assurance
Physical System
Consumer device
Level of Autonomy
High
Nature of End User
Amateur
Public Sector Deployment
No
Data Inputs
Voice commands
CSETv1 Taxonomy Classifications
Taxonomy DetailsIncident Number
55
Notes (special interest intangible harm)
Alexa produced inappropriate response/content for child user.
Special Interest Intangible Harm
yes
Date of Incident Year
2016
Date of Incident Month
12
Estimated Date
No
CSETv1_Annotator-1 Taxonomy Classifications
Taxonomy DetailsIncident Number
55
Special Interest Intangible Harm
yes
Date of Incident Year
2016
Date of Incident Month
12
Estimated Date
No
Multiple AI Interaction
no
CSETv1_Annotator-2 Taxonomy Classifications
Taxonomy DetailsIncident Number
55
Notes (special interest intangible harm)
Alexa produced inappropriate response/suggestion/content for child user
Special Interest Intangible Harm
yes
Date of Incident Year
2016
Date of Incident Month
12
Date of Incident Day
30
Incident Reports
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After opening a new Amazon Echo Dot for Christmas, one family got an … interesting surprise when their kid sidled up to the device to ask it to play a song by holding the little robot in both hands and shouting into the microphone. It’s ver…
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A little boy got more than he bargained for when he asked his family's new Amazon Echo Dot to play him some of his favorite kid's songs.
A hilarious YouTube video sees a boy named William holding the smart speaker while asking the Alexa voi…
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SHOCKING video has emerged showing Amazon’s Alexa bombarding a toddler with crude porno messages.
Footage shows a little boy talking into an Amazon Echo Dot gadget as family members watch on.
YouTube/f0t0b0y 4 Footage shows the little boy t…
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Amazon Alexa Makes It To Naughty List With NSFW Tirade In Front Of A Child
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All he wanted was to hear a nursery song.
A YouTube video posted last Dec. 29 has become viral with 1.2 million views as of this writing. The video shows a lit…
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In what could either be an innocent mistake or a set-up by wise adults, Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa gave one toddler a very interesting answer to his request to hear a specific song.
“Alexa, play ‘Digger, Digger,'” the tyke tells an Ec…
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Kid Asks Amazon Alexa To Play Something, Gets Porn Instead Corey Chichizola Random Article Blend There is no time like Christmas for kids. Essentially winning the lottery every year, it's a joy to see the children in our family anxiously aw…
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A family got a nasty surprise when their little boy asked Amazon's digital assistant 'Alexa' to play some of his favourite songs, with the device serving up porn suggestions instead of tunes.
The video posted on YouTube sees the adorable to…
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In this NSFW video, Amazon put the "X" in Alexa when a child asked it to play his favorite song. (You'll want to wear headphones for this one, folks.)
January 3, 2017 1 min read
The description on this YouTube video posted by f0t0b0y reads,…
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A video posted last week by YouTube user "F0t0b0y" has been viewed more than 7 million times showing a toddler requesting a song from an Amazon device only to get a raunchy response from the device.
The video titled "Amazon Alexa Gone Wild"…
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If you haven't seen the funniest video to come out this past month, you must be living under a rock. This video shows a little kid asking Alexa to play a song, and Alexa goes rogue and starts making some very NSFW suggestions to the child!
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SEATTLE, Washington, January 6, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Amazon's Echo Dot is a small, voice-command device that answers questions, plays music and sounds, and basically functions as a talking/playing encyclopedia, but parents …
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So you thought AI is cool? So you thought you could have Alexa watch over your kid? Wait till that AI starts spewing dirty words and purchasing expensive toys for your kid.
CES 2017 was a flurry of crazy tech and this year, Amazon’s AI call…
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Amazon Echo is apparently always ready, always listening and always getting smarter. So goes the spiel about the sleek, black, voice-controlled speaker, Amazon’s bestselling product over Christmas, with millions now sold worldwide. The prob…
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We can’t keep our kids away from our gadgets, and the new Amazon Echo, the online retail giant’s bestselling product over Christmas, is no exception.
If you don’t already know, Amazon Echo — now in millions of homes worldwide — is a voice-c…
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Of the myriad descriptions being levied on Amazon’s Alexa “smart home” system, its creators probably weren’t expecting the phrase “parenting nightmare.” Yet that description has come up again and again as parents discover the new and …
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Luke is the deputy editor of Verdict. You can reach him at luke.christou@verdict.co.uk
Virtual assistants, such as Amazon Alexa and Apple’s Siri, are supposed to make our busy lives slightly easier.
Rather than wasting valuable seconds sett…
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