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Did I read that right? Amazon handed control of Alexa to a group of students running a non secured server on the Internet? That's OK if users explicitly opted
by hopler 8y ago
Did I read that right? Amazon handed control of Alexa to a group of students running a non secured server on the Internet?
That's OK if users explicitly opted in, but I doubt Amazon warned users about that.
- brianlweiner 8y agoThe email introducing the feature (May 2017) described it as follows: `Get an inside peek at the Amazon-sponsored university competition to advance AI. The Alexa Prize "socialbots" are in early development and understandably rough around the edges. Help students develop more engaging AI by striking up a conversation and providing feedback. To get started, just ask: Alexa what's a socialbot? Alexa let's chat` The only interactions students would have access to was interactions that occurred via the chatbot
- dwighttk 8y agoUsers had to say “Alexa let’s chat” to interact with the chatbots.