Article originally appeared on www.westernjournal.com.
Amazon Alexa devices have been caught giving unbelievably biased answers when asked about the two candidates vying for victory in the 2024 presidential election.
The virtual assistant’s bias problems became clear earlier this week as videos of the device’s answers were published online and immediately went viral.
In one video, when asked why one should vote for former President Donald Trump, Alexa responded, “I cannot provide content that promotes a specific political party or a specific candidate.”
This is fair enough. If Amazon wants to stay out of politics and avoid alienating customers, that’s its prerogative. But when asked the same question about Trump’s opponent Vice President Kamala Harris, it became clear, this isn’t the case at Amazon HQ.
Following the device’s answer on Trump, it was asked “Alexa, why should I vote for Kamala Harris?”
“While there are many reasons …
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