20 must-try Alexa tricks — New episode of Tech Refresh
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2. Can AI guess your emotions? Try this online game to see Do you think you could fool artificial intelligence with facial movements? A group of social scientists created a game where AI is designed to read your emotions through facial expressions. The goal is to show how the technology works and what needs to be improved. Give it a try. Tap or click here to see if AI can read your emotions. → |
3. Amazon Echo tips and tricks: 20 new uses for your Alexa If you have an Alexa-enabled device at home, you're probably familiar with what the smart assistant can do. But Alexa is capable of more than you might expect. We've rounded up 20 helpful, clever, entertaining and surprising commands you might not be using yet. Tap or click here for clever Alexa commands. → |
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