2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z
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Amazon's Alexa Reportedly Shows Political Preference Error in Trump-Harris Presidential Race Queries
Amazon's Alexa was found to provide politically biased responses when asked about the 2024 presidential candidates. It refused to give reasons to vote for Donald Trump, citing neutrality, while offering detailed endorsements for Kamala Harris. Amazon labeled the discrepancy an "error" and reportedly corrected it.
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Reported occurrence date: 2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
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- AI Incident Database · 2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.
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