Creepy Amazon and Google smart speakers have been freaking users out with unprompted statements and comments.
诡异的亚马逊和谷歌智能音响莫名发出言论已经吓坏了不少主人。
One woman was so scared by comments made from her Amazon Echo AI device, that she simply unplugged it and put it in a draw for several days.
一名妇女未关闭亚马逊的智能设备,把该设备放在抽屉里好几天,被其突然的声响吓了个半死。
The owner had been sat on her bed one day listening to music and crying because she had just quit her job, when she said she heard a voice telling her: 'It's going to be OK'.
这名主人坐在床上听音乐然后哭了起来,因为她刚刚辞了工作,突然她听到了一声:“没关系,一切都会好起来的。”
This isn't the first time the devices have spooked their owners. There have been various reports of the speakers playing back conversations, playing music unprompted in the middle of the night and even turning on gadgets1 in other rooms.
这不是第一次智能设备吓坏主人。智能设备会回话,在半夜放音乐,甚至启动另外一个房间的设备这样的报道有很多很多。
One Google Home Mini system recently reminded its owner of a 'cocaine2 and reefer' event at 1pm.
还有一次,谷歌迷你音响在下午一点提醒主人吸食可卡因和大麻。
The reminder3 reportedly made the device's owner 'afraid,' until she realised the device had misheard a pastor4 on the television talking about 'cocaine and reefer' during a speech about addiction5 in the US.
这个情况吓坏了设备主人,直到她意识到原来设备是误听电视里的牧师在美国发表的可卡因和大麻的演讲。
Other instances have included smart devices swearing and randomly6 laughing.
其他的例子还有,包括智能设备的咒骂和不时地发笑。
Social media users have also spoken about about their experiences with Alexa. One user with name Joanna said: 'A friend gave us an Alexa as a gift. We plugged it in for fun and it was so incredibly creepy! Unplugged it, put it back in the box, and feel its not right to give it to anyone.'
一次用户还阐述了使用Alexa的经历。一个名叫乔安娜的用户说:“一个朋友把Alexa当成一个礼物送给我。我们给它通电,用它来取乐,结果这个东西真是太吓人了。断了电源,把她放回盒子,觉得它不应该送给任何人。”
Other users were also surprised at the amount of detail the assistant can take in, one user with @TRAVisty_James said he had been teasing his friend and had told its Alexa to wake him up at 2am with creepy music. The Alexa then replied and said: 'setting alarm for 2am tomorrow, with Halloween playlist'.
还有一个用户惊讶于这个设备细节处理能力,一个名叫TRAVisty_James的用户,和朋友开玩笑还告诉Alexa在凌晨两点用恐怖音乐把朋友叫醒。结果该设备回答:“正在设定明天早上2点的闹钟,叫醒音乐用万圣节歌单。
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