Amazon Alexa is just as nervous about the election as you
Amazon Alexa, the voice assistant that lives in various Echo hardware is, apparently, now a bit of a political junkie, obsessively tracking the presidential election returns just like you.
Election results are, in truth, just another in a long line of Alexa skills Amazon adds to its artificial intelligence platform almost every day.
According to Amazon, which announced the update on, naturally, Election Day, Alexa is watching who won which states, which candidate is in the lead and, most importantly, current electoral vote counts.
With the first polls set to close hours from now, it is a little early for Alexa to be offering much -- if any -- valuable election information.
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However, Alexa does have information relating to what experts think is going to happen in the election. So, you can ask "Alexa, which state is Trump projected to win?" But it will probably be a lot more fun to try Alexa's new skills when the first polls close tonight at 7 p.m. ET.
Starting then, you can ask:
How much of the popular vote has each candidate won?
Who is winning Florida?
How many votes did Trump get in Idaho?
What the election results are in a specific district (maybe your own).
What will your first election question be for Alexa?
Bonus: 4 things to know about Rep. Tammy Duckworth
Topics Amazon Amazon Alexa Amazon Echo Elections
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