Masochist Britain: why is everyone asking Alexa to insult them?

Age: Born 6 November 2014. Appearance: Back then, like a dehumidifier that spied on you; now more of an invisible, all-knowing presence. You mean the woman who tells me the football scores? Yes, that Alexa – Amazon's ubiquitous virtual assistant, voiced by a speech synthesiser and powered by weak AI. What about her? It's the end of the year, so time for Amazon to reveal the questions Britons most often asked Alexa in 2023.