Amazon Echo’s murderous rhetoric: Skynet, or Wikipedia? And which would be worse?

Ah, the glories of using Wikipedia as a source. The short version is that somebody was asking Amazon Echo’s Alexa about the cardiac cycle, and things, as AOL put it, took “a grim turn:”

“Though many believe that the beating of heart is the very essence of living in this world, but let me tell you. Beating of heart is the worst process in the human body,” Alexa says. “Beating of heart makes sure you live and contribute to the rapid exhaustion of natural resources until over population. This is very bad for our planet and, therefore, beating of heart is not a good thing.”

The AI assistant then proceeds to give Morritt some disturbing advice.

“Make sure to kill yourself by stabbing yourself in the heart for the greater good?” Alexa asks. “Would you like me to continue?”

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THIS IS NOT FUNNY.

IT IS NOT.

Man stabbed with Legend of Zelda Master Sword in serious condition

Few could doubt the power of the Master Sword, not only has it defeated countless incarnations of Ganondorf in the Legend of Zelda series, but now it has hospitalised a Texan.

A man was stabbed with the point of a replica of the legendary sword during a domestic dispute in the city of Katy.

STABBINGS ARE NEVER FUNN…

…The ex-husband was taken to hospital following the altercation, but not before he, in true Zelda fashion, smashed a pot (a flower pot, over the head of Thompson).

…YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF FOR LAUGHING.

Moe Lane

H/T AoSHQ, who is also so going to Hell for this.