What's in a name? For people named Alexa, a new digital connection - Will Amazon's Alexa replace the keyboard?
Imagine if your name was synonymous with an incredibly popular form of artificial intelligence. For women with the name Alexa, the success of Amazon's digital assistant has made the name both more recognizable as well as spurred inevitable jokes about, for example, what the weather is doing (Amazon's Alexa can give a weather report). In December of last year, the tech giant said it had sold millions of Alexa-enabled units-- nine times more than the previous holiday season. The Echo is "officially mainstream," according to Slice Intelligence. I spoke to five Alexas for a lighthearted look at how they feel about their name.
Jan-26-2017, 21:55:06 GMT
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