Alexa, Stop Listening!

When Amazon created Alexa, it was an amazing thing. you could ask it any question and it would give you the answer. Some say Alexa is like having your own personal assistant that never asks for a raise.

But it was recently reported that there is a problem. A BIG problem! The problem is she’s always listening — and so are thousands of Amazon workers, according to a report. Teams stationed around the world listen to and transcribe recordings, up to 1,000 audio clips per nine-hour shifts. 

But it’s not only Alexa. SIRI and Google Assistant also have human workers that listen to snippets of audio, as well.

One day, while riding in our car, my wife said something about getting our grandson son some cereal. But because “cereal” sounds like “SIRI,” SIRI automatically came up on my wife’s phone and said, “I will look that up for you.”

SCARY!!!

We live in a day where just about anything you say can be heard (or recorded) by some form of technology.
So, it should not surprise us that God also hears every word we say, too. Not only does He hear them, but we will one be judged by them!

“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” (Matt. 12:36-37)

If you think it’s scary that Alexa, SIRI, and Google are listening, just remember that God even hears what they can’t. Guard your words today. They are being recorded for later!

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