Amazon’s Alexa has become pro-active and switched off lights without being asked, the online retail giant has said. Dave Limp, senior vice president of devices and services, told The Telegraph the virtual assistant was learning to pre-empt its customers’ needs. For instance, if you turn off your lights 10 days in a row then you go on holiday and forget to do it, Alexa will switch them off for you.
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