That’s what parents are calling on Amazon to do after a teenage girl named Alexa legally changed her name after being bullied for having the same name as Amazon’s smart speaker assistant. U.K.-based ...

Amazon, can I have my name back? Amazon's use of Alexa as a wake word for its voice assistant turned the name into a command, impacting daily interactions for people with the name – including The ...

Changing one's name has mostly been for celebrities. Norma Jean Mortenson is known as Marilyn Monroe, Caryn Elaine Johnson is now Whoopi Goldberg and Sir Elton John was once Reginald Kenneth Dwight.

Why it matters: The prevalence of Amazon's various Echo devices means most people now associate the word Alexa with the virtual assistant. For those with the same name, especially children, it can ...

This is sometimes because the child is a louder, more guileless version of their parents and exposure to that truth can be difficult to manage, especially in today's fractious world. I'm led into this ...

UKRAINE - 2021/06/09: In this illustration, an Amazon Alexa ( also known simply as Alexa) logo of a virtual assistant AI technology developed by Amazon seen displayed on a smartphone and a pc screen.

Of all the well-known artificial intelligence (AI) voices used in devices and apps, perhaps the most commonly used one is Alexa. The name Alexa for Amazon’s virtual assistant was inspired by the ...