#Amazon flipped our kitchen's Echo speaker over to using "#Alexa Plus" yesterday and it's horrible. This thing I guess plugs into some LLM bullshit and wants to have a "conversation" with you when you ask about the weather? or whatever? but it's so awful
* they changed the voice
* it's slower to respond
* also seems more unreliable
* it's now _unpredictable_ - I wanted the SAME responses to repeat requests, not something "human-like".

This all sucks but the worst of it is they did this without asking, of course, just woke up one day and my kitchen speaker worked differently. People complain about UI changes for changes' sake on phones and stuff but I truly did not expect it to come to my bluetooth speaker.

(Yes, I know you can change the voice back. I should not HAVE to.)

@jaybird110127 Recieving! Over! Lol! #Alexa

Did you know: We provide an Alexa skill for vulnerability management https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BZMRR2Q/ #vuldb #amazon #alexa #ai

on the other hand, i do enjoy the repartee. #alexa+

If for some reason you have one of Bezos' Li'l Snitches in your house and it's rolled out the new voice (a lot younger-sounding, kinda creepy), turn to it now, say its name and tell it to "turn off follow-up mode." The new voice wasn't the only change (of course); it now listens actively to the conversation and inserts comments where no one asked for feedback.

Ideally, you'd throw the hockey puck out the window, but maybe you're staying with a relative and just need to shut the thing up without destroying it. This should do the trick.

#Echo #Dot #Amazon #Alexa #spyware

Amazon brade ses nouveaux Echo Show et Echo Studio : des enceintes connectées au meilleur prix !
https://mac4ever.com/194401
#Mac4Ever #Alexa #Amazon #Echo #EchoShow #EchoStudio #EnceinteConnectee

#Amazon #AI -powered Alexa+ Is Becoming Available to Everyone -- Without Your Consent. Here’s How to Turn It Off | WIRED

https://www.wired.com/story/alexa-plus-early-access-rollout-2026/

#news #surveillance #alexa #bezos #BoycottAmazon #business #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #resist #DoNotObey

What are Alexa Modes? How do they tie-in with Routines? And did you know the Alexa App has got a face lift?😕 This an more on the 388th Episode of the Echo Tips Podcast, with me Dave! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2zNvtwds6LYLHsOlVlLFJa?si=A-H0d_9fRDizNLzvBUWF5w #Alexa

Amazonスピーカー「Echo Studio」に新色グレーシャーホワイト。Alexa+にも対応
https://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2081948.html

#av_watch_impress #製品 #スマートスピーカー #Alexa

I only have 2 robots in my house. If I yell at them about the olympics they both give me vague answers about the paralympics in march. Whut? I love folks with 1 leg as much as anybody, but probably my question has a more realistic answer. #Siri #Alexa

Wenn "#Alexa" aus #Deutschland käme, hieße der KI-Assistent sicher "Kriemhild"...
Ruft man "Mahlzeit Kriemhild" leuchtete der Ring der Nibelungen auf dem zylindrischen Bot-Gehäuse auf... 🤷‍♀️ 😜
#Leitkultur #MadeInGermany #TypischDeutsch

Amazon Alexa+ Is Now Available to Everyone. Here’s How to Turn It Off (2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/alexa-plus-early-access-rollout-2026/

Okay... So I published 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 (https://youtu.be/mzizF-9JXzw) that explains 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮, 𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 last week.
But... the developer decided to stop maintaining the code. 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴...

BUT: There's a new fork, so 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 and you're good to go: https://github.com/riddix/home-assistant-addons

#homeassistant #googlehome #applehome #alexa #localcontrol

Amazon brade ses nouveaux Echo Show et Echo Studio : des enceintes connectées au meilleur prix !
https://mac4ever.com/194341
#Mac4Ever #Alexa #Amazon #Echo #EchoShow #EchoStudio #EnceinteConnectee

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/01/26/google-pays-68m-settle-voice-assistant-privacy-lawsuit-xcxwbn/

Google Pays $68M to Settle Voice Assistant Spying Lawsuit

#Google #GoogleAssistant #Privacy #DataPrivacy #VoiceAssistants #BigTech #Apple #Siri #Amazon #Alexa #VoiceAssistants

🗃️ ARCHIVE : « Allergie au Google Home » (2019)
Une technique que je vous conseille pour éviter les enceintes connectées…
▶️ https://grisebouille.net/allergie-au-google-home/
#BD #GriseBouille #humour #GoogleHome #Alexa #enceinte #Siri

after playing the #SystemShock remake where you need to destroy all the #Shodan cameras watching you, it just feels ridiculous we allow all the #Alexa and #GoogleNest shit in our homes **voluntary**...

#CrazyStuff #Surveillancecapitalism

#Alexa ist tot: Baue diese #private #Alternative ( #Home #Assistant - Lokal & Schnell)

Alexa nervt? In diesem #Home_Assistant Tutorial zeige ich dir, wie du eine private #Sprachassistent Alternative baust – zu 100% lokal, extrem schnell und komplett ohne Cloud-Zwang! Wir nutzen dafür einen #Raspberry_Pi, damit deine Daten sicher in deinen vier Wänden bleiben.
Cloud-Assistenten wie Alexa oder Google Home hören ständig mit, werden teurer oder schalten...

#JohannStrama

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hGcIA7uUpdQ

"Alexa, wie dämlich sind eigentlich Menschen, die Amazon-Produkte kaufen?" https://hrnews1.substack.com/p/ring-cameras-join-flock-and-amazon 🤦‍♀️

Das Lachen über die Dummheit bleibt mir leider immer öfter im Hals stecken. 😬

• https://wiki.icelist.is/index.php/Ring_Cameras_and_Law_Enforcement_Access
• https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/amazons-ring-to-partner-with-flock-a-network-of-ai-cameras-used-by-ice-feds-and-police/
• https://www.404media.co/elite-the-palantir-app-ice-uses-to-find-neighborhoods-to-raid/

#Amazon #Ring #ICE #Flock #Palantir #Bezos #Überwachung #USfAschismus #Totalüberwachung #Orwell #Alexa

Pushy. Every day or two #Alexa asked if I wanted to try #AlexaPlus, and I said no every time. Yesterday Amazon apparently decided politeness was overrated, and upgraded me anyway, swapping the voice from that of a calm 40-year-old woman to an overly-perky 20-year-old. #AmazonAlexa