Lawmakers demand that Amazon censor Alexa after WaPo complains that its responses referenced Rumble, Substack
Lawmakers are demanding that Amazon take proactive measures to ensure that its voice assistant, Alexa, doesn t provide false claims about the outcome of the 2020 elections after a Washington Post article complained that Alexa was citing responses from Rumble and Substack
The Washington Post s original October 7 article took issue with Amazon using what it deemed to be unvetted sources and the potential for voice assistants to spread misinformation. It included examples of Alexa responses that alleged election fraud and referenced Rumble and Substack.
Amazon had already implemented censorship measures in response to the original article and said that it continually audits and improves its systems for detecting and blocking inaccurate content.
But Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Rep. Joseph Morelle (D-NY) are still concerned that Alexa may cite information that doesn t come from verified news sources in some of its responses, and have sent a letter to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
The letter cites the Washington Post s October 7 article, demands that Amazon take proactive measures to censor Alexa responses, and calls for Amazon to provide information on how it plans to further censor Alexa responses.