Alexa users infuriated by device's 'teenage girl' voice
New York Post••technology
Key Points:
- Amazon has automatically updated Alexa devices with the Alexa+ voice, an AI-powered assistant voice described as more conversational and natural, without user consent, causing user frustration.
- Many users on Reddit criticized the new voice for being overly chatty, peppy, and intrusive, likening it to an annoying teenage girl and expressing a preference for the previous, more robotic tone.
- The Alexa+ upgrade was initially an optional free update for Prime subscribers but is now being pushed to devices automatically, leading to complaints about the lack of user choice in the update.
- Some users also objected to Alexa’s increased tendency to continue chatting and respond to background conversations, which they found intrusive and annoying.
- Despite the backlash, users can manually change
