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_adams5mo 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.

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jessew835mo 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.

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grant_anderson5mo 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.

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