My voice assistant kept ordering cat food after I said 'cancel'

I was in my kitchen in Seattle last Tuesday, and it misheard 'cancel' as 'confirm' and shipped 24 cans of tuna flavor. Has anyone else had their AI just completely ignore a clear stop command?

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oliver_adams1mo ago

Ugh, the "cancel" to "confirm" mix-up is the worst. I had to go into the app and turn off voice purchasing completely after something similar. Maybe check your settings there.

jessew831mo ago

Seriously, that setting should be off by default. It's a trap waiting to happen. I bet a ton of people have random subscriptions or one-click buys they don't even know about. Makes you wonder who thought that was a good idea.

grant_anderson27d ago

What genius in a meeting said "hey, let's hide the off switch"? My cousin found a three-year-old gym membership draining his account last week.