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In the age of AI, many of us are using virtual assistants such as Siri, Google Now and Amazon's Alexa. The latter, first used in the Amazon Echo, sometimes it is capable of such smart voice interaction, it feels there's a human mind behind it. And by a human mind, we mean that she (or it?) is prone to very human-like errors. However, because it is cloud-based, Amazon is continually updating Alexa's intelligence based on the Alexa questions, and the funny things that she says can soon come to an end.

From trying to learn new things to finding clever ways of making people leave the house, this hilarious list by Bored Panda proves Alexa would easily pass the Turing test. I mean, it seems to have a better sense of humor than most of my friends. And if you've ever wondered what funny questions to ask Alexa, with this list you'll never run out of the fun. Scroll down to read the humorous exchanges and vote for your favorites!

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Things To Ask Alexa

Things To Ask Alexa

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Francisco Montoya
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When either one starts playing some Marvin Gaye, then you should be worried. #NoCyberMating

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Leslie Crowley
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think Alexa wakes up when it picks "Alexa" and "I like her blue light". That's why it says, "Thanks." Mine was placed near a constantly loud TV and it randomly woke up and spew non-sense in response of "wake up" words from TV. I find it entertaining.

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Lilly Friedman
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Alexa only responded because *you* said Alexa. It heard the compliment--and probably didn't recognize who said it--and responded to that.

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Elizabeth Reynolds
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about when your discussing around the iPhone now having a cold and it starts to identify the local drugstores and advertise over the counter options with a type line of “cure your cold now”? I’ve had several types of these happen. Very creepy

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Judy Semmens
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think Alexa might have interpreted to "I like her blue light" as 2 separate comments: "Thanks" would be an appropriate response to "I like her" and "I'm scared" would be the response to "Blue light" (which is usually associated with an emergency vehicle).

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Max Lombardi
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As long as you don't hear they asking each other why would yoh need both, you're fine.

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Funny Alexa

Funny Alexa

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Tinka Maruu
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd be like, "So Alexa, what have you learned so far?" Might be extremely interesting.

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Funny Things Alexa Does

Funny Things Alexa Does

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Francisco Montoya
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not sure if I'd like Alexa to be funnier than me. Then my friends would want to hang out with her instead of me.

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Things To Say To Alexa

Things To Say To Alexa

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Funny Alexa Tweet

Funny Alexa Tweet

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Things To Ask Alexa

Things To Ask Alexa

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Alexa Tweet

Alexa Tweet

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Alexa Tweet

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Alexa Tweet

Alexa Tweet

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Kris Ruddy
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People in the 60's were saying "The government will wiretap your home.".....now people are saying "Hey 'Wiretap' can cats eat pancakes?"

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