The development of modern digital technology and online trading has reached unprecedented heights. According to the British newspaper Sun, a parrot named Buddy placed an order for £ 10 on the Internet on Amazon using the Amazon Alexa voice control system and imitating the hostess’s voice.
Unusual shopper
Corienna Pretorius, a resident of London, was extremely surprised when she received a notice of acceptance of the order for several gift boxes. She had to conduct a small investigation, but both her husband and son were assured that they had not ordered anything from Amazon.
Amazon recently launched the Amazon Echo speaker voice application for customer convenience. Turning to it gives the user access to a number of services. This application responds to the appeal of "Alex."
Corienna realized that Buddy bought the boxes when she heard a parrot communicate with the service. True, she could not immediately believe that this was reality, not a dream.
The parrot shouted “Alex,” and the device at his cage turned on. Then the parrot said some gibberish, and the robot replied: "What do you want to order?"
Amazon said customers are asked to confirm the purchase by saying yes. In addition, the possibility of voice purchases can be disabled, the application settings allow you to do this.