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> Alexa was only the 32nd most popular name in the US for girls. 32nd most popular is not exactly obscure. Why did they have to give the computer a human nam
by MichaelCollins 4y ago
> Alexa was only the 32nd most popular name in the US for girls.
32nd most popular is not exactly obscure. Why did they have to give the computer a human name in the first place? Probably because it helps people form some sort of parasocial relationship to the product, which is gross, but probably good for business.
- danrocks 4y agoI used to work there, after the launch (and therefore, of the name). One of the reasons given was that Alexa was a distinctly suitable word for proper recognition by the ASR model embedded on the device software. Also probably because it was good for business.