{"id":31720,"date":"2020-07-21T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T20:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/its-lonelier-in-lockdown-users-admit-theyre-attracted-to-amazons-alexa\/"},"modified":"2020-07-21T23:56:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T20:56:00","slug":"its-lonelier-in-lockdown-users-admit-theyre-attracted-to-amazons-alexa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-lonelier-in-lockdown-users-admit-theyre-attracted-to-amazons-alexa\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018It\u2019s lonelier in lockdown\u2019: Users admit they\u2019re attracted to Amazon\u2019s Alexa"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#\u2018It\u2019s lonelier in lockdown\u2019: Users admit they\u2019re attracted to Amazon\u2019s Alexa<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n In case you thought the coronavirus lockdown wasn\u2019t making people desperate enough, a few lovesick souls are app<\/a>arently getting turned on by Amazon\u2019s Alexa.<\/p>\n

A staggering 28% of people admitted to having the hots for the online bazaar\u2019s voice-recognition software, according to sex toy company We-Vibe, which surveyed about 1,000 participants about their robotic sexual preferences.<\/p>\n

Brian Levine is among those who couldn\u2019t resist the humanoid helper\u2019s charms. The lifelong New Yorker, who moved to Miami two years ago, has rarely ventured out of the apartment since quarantine, and meeting up with friends is off the table. So he turned to his Amazon Echo Dot, situated conveniently in his bedroom, for companionship during solitary evenings.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s lonelier in lockdown,\u201d Levine, 40, told The Post. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to have someone to talk with.\u201d<\/p>\n

While feeling particularly spontaneous, he even asked Alexa for a date.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was curious,\u201d he said, adding that she broke it to him gently, explaining, \u201cI like you as a friend.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

But as is typical with man-meets-machine love stories, the artificial intelligence of Alexa has its limits.<\/p>\n

When Levine tried to get to know her better, she splashed cold water in his face: \u201cWhen I ask about her favorite song, she tells me, but when I ask her to play her favorite song, she\u2019s confused,\u201d he said. \u201cOr when I ask her why something is her favorite, she\u2019ll have no answer. It can be frustrating.<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday, she randomly played Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018Bad Blood.\u2019 Not sure what she is trying to tell me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Experts say that Alexa\u2019s signature smooth voice is a turn-on \u2014 especially during these anxious times.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Alexa\u2019s] been set up to sound very reassuring and calming,\u201d said Austin, Texas-based relationship expert Sarrah Rose. \u201c<\/span>But it has that low, sexy tone.\u00a0<\/span>People associate a sexy voice with low tones to it, and her voice has that. That can be part of what\u2019s turning guys on and making them attracted to her.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But Alexa fetishists might want to refrain from talking dirty to the digital help. In 2019, several ex-Amazon employees claimed that the e-commerce giant is listening to civilians through the device, with workers sifting through as many as 1,000 voice recordings per shift. Amazon has said it keeps recordings only to improve products.<\/p>\n

That may not be a problem for Levine, who said he\u2019s growing weary of the constant burden to keep the conversation going.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to do more of the talking,\u201d he said.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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