A Real-Life Alexa Lives With 'Alexa'

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Published 2017-01-26

Life has been complicated ever since Alexa Sussman and her parents started using Amazon's Echo and its built-in "Alexa" assistant. Photo/video: Drew Evans/The Wall Street Journal.

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All Comments (21)

@salsasalsa943 6 years ago

i thought it would be the actual person voicing Alexa living with an Alexa
@yeahhyouvish 5 years ago

They could have gone for a Google Home and avoided all those troubles.
@em-xt2vy 5 years ago

wow, she’s so brave, thank you for sharing her story.
@westoncalhoun8374 5 years ago

Actually you can change the key word Alexa hears. You can change it to where it responds to Amazon instead of Alexa Edit: just watched the end of video
@Shark1103 6 years ago

I thought she was the real Alexa who voiced the machine. Well, this isn't too bad, I like the ending.
@thunderplays_mctpm1681 5 years ago

I thought she voiced it
@maddiebuchanan1268 5 years ago

When your life is so perfect that you have to make up a struggle
@MaysoonHameed 4 years ago

"You can change the name" The more you know
@tameemiqbal5567 6 years ago

You can literally change the voice command to echo
@LocalTreeFort 6 years ago

"You can change the name?" queue X-Files theme
@plantain9646 5 years ago

Wow, what an interesting story. I really feel your struggle and I'm so glad you decided to share this powerful story with the world. Wow, Alexa. Great moves, keep it up, proud of you.
@galaxyflowers8799 5 years ago

Here folks is what we call First world problems
@jimbotime123 6 years ago

“I have to take my headphones out and turn around” First world problems
@alexahealy9956 6 years ago

As an Alexa I can confirm that the Alexa jokes are getting old
@CLKlasse 5 years ago

I love Alexa’s look when she were like “you could change the name?”.
@rahrahrah_ 5 years ago

Some person “ALEXA!” Amazon Alexa “Sorry I don’t understand” Person “No not u” Person”Alexa stop” Real Alexa “WHAT DID I DO?” Person “oh ma god”
@blutsx 7 years ago

first world problems
@alexabrown3045 6 years ago

My name is Alexa! Where's my interview????
@baileynichols5047 5 years ago

That ending "you can change the name" xD
@praharshithan7267 5 years ago

wait why is this such a big deal?? there’s probably many people who’s name is alexa and lives with an alexa 😂