Re:Alexa suggests lethal challenge to child
by shkkmo on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @05:45PM
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> You make the assumption that the device knew it was being used by a child who was unsupervised.
That the device didn't know it wasn't being used by a child is all you need to know.
> This thread and the some of the responses in it are just getting absurd. Before making outlandish legal claims, maybe read up on the law. instead of just making hyped up claims.
Since you claim to be so well versed, perhaps you have an argument to make besides calling names?
The entire point I was making is that it is blindingly obvious that this is a defective behavior. Amazon immediately acknowledged that. The question that is unanswered is the degree to which these sorts of defects are inherent in the software design or the degree to which they can be fixed without a fundamental rework of the design.
If this is a fundamental type of defect in the design, Amazon needs to take steps to secure their devices against unsupervised children.
That the device didn't know it wasn't being used by a child is all you need to know.
> This thread and the some of the responses in it are just getting absurd. Before making outlandish legal claims, maybe read up on the law. instead of just making hyped up claims.
Since you claim to be so well versed, perhaps you have an argument to make besides calling names?
The entire point I was making is that it is blindingly obvious that this is a defective behavior. Amazon immediately acknowledged that. The question that is unanswered is the degree to which these sorts of defects are inherent in the software design or the degree to which they can be fixed without a fundamental rework of the design.
If this is a fundamental type of defect in the design, Amazon needs to take steps to secure their devices against unsupervised children.