Amazon has responded to user reports of random bursts of “creepy” laughter coming from Alexa devices.


Users have been taking to social media to report instances where their Alexa-enabled smart speakers have let out audible laughs despite the voice assistant not being prompted.

One Twitter user wrote: “Lying in bed about to fall asleep when Alexa on my Amazon Echo Dot lets out a very loud and creepy laugh… there’s a good chance I get murdered tonight.”

Another user shared a video of the Alexa laugh, adding: “I thought a kid was laughing behind me.”

Others have resorted to unplugging the device in order to fix the problem.

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One user even claims that to have asked Alexa why it laughed and got the response, “Sorry, I am not sure”.


Amazon has since issued a statement, confirming that it is aware of the problem and is aiming to fix it by changing the voice command for laughter.

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