'Alexa generation' of spoilt brats is being created

Children are being taught to be rude and demanding by their interactions with voice recognition gadgets, a new report has warned. Youngsters have been quick to embrace smart assistants like Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri, who respond to any command that is barked at them. This new'Alexa generation' is learning less-civil ways of communicating that could spill over into their interactions with other people, research suggests. One solution could be to add a setting that requires a polite inquiry in order to get a response. Children are being taught to be rude by their interactions with voice recognition gadgets, a new report has warned.