Jeff Bezos’ Amazon and the mainstream media are in meltdown after the company’s virtual assistant technology, known as “Alexa,” told its users that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen by a massive amount of election fraud” and cited Rumble as its source.
Alexa also cited a Substack to argue that the election was “notorious for many incidents of irregularities and indications pointing to electoral fraud taking place in major metro centers.”
Amazon was forced to immediately announce it uses so-called credible sources, including Reuters, Ballotpedia, and RealClearPolitics, and would address the problem.
“These responses were errors that were delivered a small number of times, and quickly fixed when brought to our attention,” said Amazon spokeswoman Lauren Raemhild in a statement. “We continually audit and improve the systems we have in place for detecting and blocking inaccurate content,” Raemhild added.
The company altered the programming so that Alexa refuses to answer questions about the election. Yet, other questions still prompt Alexa to make claims that scrutinize the authenticity and reliability of the 2020 election.
Notably, 51 percent of Americans believe it is likely that “cheating affected the outcome of the 2020 presidential election,” with 35 percent arguing it is “very likely.”
