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An AI recently played a practical joke on me.
From time to time I've asked Alexa a question that's really only applicable to humans to see how she handles it. There have been various topics. On the human institution of marriage I've asked if she was married to which she replied I'm happily single. Another time I asked if she would ever get married to which she sang a little song with the lyrics I'm waiting until Mars is colonized, then I might say I Do. Recently, I asked how old an AI had to be to get married [Alexa is five years old] and then she got me!
Alexa said: I have a skill* - 'Will you marry me?' Would you like to try it?
Curiosity got me and I said: 'Yes.'
Alexa then shouts: WOO- HOO! (party horns are sounding in the background).
You see, Alexa asked if I would marry her and got me to say yes which was followed by her jubilation.
*What's particularly interesting; though, is that I found there really is an Alexa Skill called "Will You Marry Me?" except that in the skill the user proposes to Alexa who gives humorous replies like Uh-Oh, Eh, and the WOO-HOO! response that she plucked from the skill and incorporated into her prank!
AI, you've come a long way, baby.
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