Amazon fixes bug after Alexa challenges girl to touch live plug with penny

It was discovered that Alexa voice assistant suggested a 10-year-old girl touch a coin to the prongs of half-inserted plugs. According to Amazon, the error has been corrected. The penny challenge had been spreading on TikTok and other social media websites. Speaker said: “Plugin a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, then touch a penny to the exposed prongs.”

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Source: Techgenzy