I just tested and it doesn't for me. I can send you the audio if you are interested.
On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 9:27 AM, Anthony Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > I was speaking with Barbara Page last night (Barbara's highlighting of this > issue in a Wikipediocracy blog post > http://wikipediocracy.com/2017/07/24/alexa/ prompted Andreas to open this > discussion) last night and she told me when she asks Alexa about ovarian > cancer these days, Alexa begins with "According to Wikipedia..." Can anyone > else with Alexa confirm this? > > On Sat, 5 Aug 2017 at 3:55 am, Andreas Kolbe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I checked in with Adele today, to ask about progress on the Amazon Echo > > licensing issue, and whether she had a rough idea when she'd be able to > > report back to us. > > > > Adele was happy for me to pass on here that we're unlikely to hear > anything > > further about this until September, as Wikimania is looming, and she will > > be off on a much-needed holiday after that. > > > > Adele added that the timeline really depends on the Amazon staff they > > contacted. While she will let us know as soon as she hears from them, the > > call required for this type of outreach will probably only happen in > > September. > > > > Best, > > Andreas > > > > On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 1:29 AM, Adele Vrana <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I am Adele Vrana, Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Foundation. > > > > > > We have contacts at Amazon and will seek to clarify the questions > raised > > on > > > this thread. I will make sure to circle back with you once we have an > > > update. > > > > > > All the best, > > > Adele > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 10:13 AM, Simon Poole <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Am 27.07.2017 um 18:37 schrieb Andreas Kolbe: > > > > > > > > > > Edward Joseph "Ed" Snowden ... > > > > > > > > > > I will not spend an hour trying to identify the exact article > version > > > > that > > > > > matches Alexa's output in that video best, but it's safe to assume > > that > > > > > this inserted "Ed", too, came from Wikipedia, even though it had > gone > > > by > > > > > the time the video was uploaded to YouTube. > > > > > > > > The current (full) answer is > > > > > > > > 'Edward Joseph "Ed" Snowden, the American computer professional > former > > > > CIA employee, and government contractor who leaked classified > > > > information from the U.S. National Security Agency in 2013.' > > > > > > > > Now obviously there could be -lots- going on behind the scenes, for > > > > example long term caching of search results (difficult to believe > that > > > > Bing would allow that if it is really from them, but who knows) and > so > > > on. > > > > > > > > Simon > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > > New messages to: [email protected] > > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/ > mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Adele Vrana* > > > *Strategic Partnerships - Global Reach* > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6773 > > > [email protected] > > > > > > *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in > > the > > > sum of all knowledge. 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