Alexa Can Help Kids With Homework, But Don’t Forget Problem-Solving Skills

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“Alexa, what’s 5 minus 3?”

A 6-year-old boy recently asked that question in a video, which went viral on Twitter with more than 8.5 million views. He leaned over his homework as his mother hovered in the doorway. Alexa, Amazon’s voice-activated assistant, delivered a quick answer: 2.

“Booooy,” the mother chastised her son.