Alexa Siri and other voice assistants embedded in smart devices in our homes occasionally misunderstand what we rsquo re saying A six-year-old talked to her family rsquo s new device about cookies and a dollhouse Later her mom received an email saying that an order of seven pounds of cookies and a dollhouse were on their way to her home Even a talking parrot in London whose owner had never bought anything online somehow ordered a package of golden gift boxes without her knowledge One person asked their device to ldquo turn on the living room lights rdquo and it
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