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Alexa Suggests Dangerous 'Outlet Challenge' to 10-Year-Old

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Amazon updates Alexa after it tells a 10-year-old to ‘plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, then touch a penny to the exposed prongs.’
Amazon has rolled out an Alexa update after it suggested that a 10-year-old touch a penny to a phone charger that’s plugged in halfway. The girl’s mom detailed the incident on Twitter, explaining that she and her daughter were asking Amazon’s voice assistant for challenges to complete. “We were doing some physical challenges, like laying down and rolling over holding a shoe on your foot, from a Phy Ed teacher on YouTube earlier.

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