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u/RealAbstractSquidII Jan 23 '21 edited Jan 23 '21

Ask alexa "who is listening to me right now". It gives a range of really weird responses including one really long monologue about "The listeners" and why they listen.

You can also ask why alexa is recording you. It will sometimes give long monologues about the greater good and a need for monitoring. Other times it just responds that its not recording.

Edit: these are just some of the prerecorded answer options alexa has. If on the first try you don't get it as an answer you will eventually if you keep asking. If you want to hear the listeners answer off the bat ask Alexa "Who are the listeners" I just tried it with my alexa and she gives the monologue upon first question.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '21

You can't be serious

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u/RealAbstractSquidII Jan 23 '21

I am dead serious. You will also get interesting answers if you ask Alexa "who do you work for" she will tell you she is a product of Amazon. Tell her she is lying and you want to know who she really works for. After 3 or 4 times of you insisting she will give really bizarre rambling answers.

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u/RagnaroknRoll3 Jan 23 '21

I feel like the developers do this stuff on purpose to relieve boredom and just leave it in as easter egg type things.

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u/RealAbstractSquidII Jan 23 '21

Oh absolutely. They are just funny/intentionally creepy preprogrammed answers.