A Real-Life Alexa Lives With 'Alexa'

Life has been complicated ever since Alexa Sussman and her parents started using Amazon's Echo and its built-in "Alexa" assistant. Photo/video: Drew Evans/The Wall Street Journal.
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[@salsasalsa943]

i thought it would be the actual person voicing Alexa living with an Alexa

[@kaylagoldyyy7043]

Salsabila Putri me too

[@brandonrichards5942]

Same

[@sfgkate]

same lol

[@heyitsnancy]

Salsabila Putri me too

[@j.chaitlal9421]

SAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Shark1103]

I thought she was the real Alexa who voiced the machine. Well, this isn't too bad, I like the ending.

[@skulltv2194]

Shark1103 same

[@bear5603]

Shark1103 SAME

[@somethingelse6990]

100 th like boyss

[@duck-md3fu]

Shark1103 same

[@abstractwolf4522]

Imagine voicing all that info

[@westoncalhoun8374]

Actually you can change the key word Alexa hears. You can change it to where it responds to Amazon instead of Alexa
Edit: just watched the end of video

[@leventeliszkai2235]

Or echo

[@caylie7475]

Alexa, Amazon, Echo, or Computer!

[@rackaribs]

That's exactly what I did that's why you watch the whole video until you comment 😂

[@Convoluted-and-Exiled]

@@caylie7475
We need "Glitch" added to this list, man! I would love that.

[@RoadRunner-yu8cu]

what fun would that be?..lol

[@MaysoonHameed]

"You can change the name"
The more you know

[@yeahhyouvish]

They could have gone for a Google Home and avoided all those troubles.

[@spencerfortin6830]

Or changed the wake word.

[@kslpavitra83]

Exactly. Change the wake word!!!

[@Pope_Wiz]

Vishwadeep Sonawane her nose is shrecks

[@emilyvondohre8962]

Pavitra Kuravi it’s satire

[@sevnlight6313]

Either way If I was a hacker I could spy on you
ruclips.net/video/tYdDFQgzL08/видео.html

[@tameemiqbal5567]

You can literally change the voice command to echo

[@christophergonyea8058]

Tameem Iqbal watch the whole video

[@ISmellMopWho]

You can literally watch the whole video before commenting

[@AN0Nyt]

But her brothers name is Echo

[@kendra7862]

Tameem Iqbal or amazon or computer

[@katandcherrybirch7556]

Tameem Iqbal or google!

[@maddiebuchanan1268]

When your life is so perfect that you have to make up a struggle

[@em-xt2vy]

wow, she’s so brave, thank you for sharing her story.

[@thunderplays_mctpm1681]

I thought she voiced it

[@Kikothefoxx]

I thought the same thing, I thought it was going to be the voice actor.

[@capricefn9563]

Yeah me too

[@filmandcamera]

same

[@alawiya7346]

ExaCtLy I thought that cuz it said "real life Alexa" 😂

[@ludvikdelgadillo8101]

Same lol

[@alexahealy9956]

As an Alexa I can confirm that the Alexa jokes are getting old

[@alexaalbert7936]

Alexa Healy they are

[@user-dj5wh1xg9o]

Hey Alexas, play my road trip playlist

[@xkyrrix]

Alexa, how do you spell cantaloupe?

[@alexamoghina]

Alexa Healy SO TRUE

[@kaitoric]

so relatable
I TELL THEM IT'S NOT FUNNY ANYMORE
BUT PEOPLE KEEP ON JOKING ABOUT IT!!
*REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!*

[@galaxyflowers8799]

Here folks is what we call *_First world problems_*

[@markjuayang7057]

Here folks is what we call it First world problems

[@Direitoo]

Here folks is what we call *_First world problems_*

[@CRAZYFLARE123]

it would be weird if we were complaining abt third world problems

[@blairbrown4812]

What's really f'd up to me is that the Third World would literally 🤔 kill to have First World problems. 😐

[@sohomchatterjee]

😂

[@plantain9646]

Wow, what an interesting story. I really feel your struggle and I'm so glad you decided to share this powerful story with the world. Wow, Alexa. Great moves, keep it up, proud of you.

[@heather4805]

Why so bitter tho. I really don't like americans.

[@LocalTreeFort]

"You can change the name?"
*queue X-Files theme*

[@Strtswpr777]

aleXa files theme

[@dyray732]

Lol her face though

[@LocalTreeFort]

Dy Ray Yes

[@fierydawngaming3394]

*queue

[@ImAnAutie]

It gives you the option of Alexa computer or amazon

[@alexabrown3045]

My name is Alexa! Where's my interview????

[@alexavasicek453]

Alexa brown Ikr! She's not special just cause her name is Alexa!

[@alexamoronta9429]

Alexa brown my name is alexa too

[@alexabrown3045]

Alexa Moronta lol maybe we could get an interview together 😂

[@alexamoronta9429]

Alexa brown exactly🤣

[@kaitoric]

hey alexa people.
i'm alexa too.
IT'S ALEXA WORLD

[@rahrahrah_]

Some person “ALEXA!”
Amazon Alexa “Sorry I don’t understand”
Person “No not u”
Person”Alexa stop”
Real Alexa “WHAT DID I DO?”
Person “oh ma god”

[@codyhill2327]

Who else reading this and speaking to Alexa

[@praharshithan7267]

wait why is this such a big deal?? there’s probably many people who’s name is alexa and lives with an alexa 😂

[@alexagarridominaya6985]

Praharshitha N YEAH😂😂😂😂 im one of them😂😂😂😂😂 there’s not big deal

[@alejandra-yi1dr]

YOU CAN CHANGE THE NAME!?!?!?
I'M LAUGHING SO HARD RIGHT NOW 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@YoFxnzy]

llammacorn 24 watch the end :/

[@zoezanetti9418]

llammacorn 24 haha

[@aidandoyle2740]

Ikr 😂

[@monikadujmovic7790]

im crying

[@jimbotime123]

“I have to take my headphones out and turn around” First world problems

[@Yes-xn8du]

XD

[@miamoosewater5209]

Ethan Brimhall so relatable

[@larawhalley]

Ethan Brimhall she means earplugs

[@kevlow9494]

Ethan Brimhall
Lol

[@sssaaammmmx]

*WHY DONT U JUST CALL HER LEXI*

[@anthing5181]

Or alex

[@shannnonokin]

Or change the wake word

[@lexihartman4767]

ya my names alexa and i go by lexi

[@codyhill2327]

An Thing say to Alexa Alex

[@andreacebrero5888]

mine your own business they can call her how they wont

[@angelaraque2002]

Yeah I’m a real life Alexa and everyday in school “A
EXA PLAY DESPACITO” “ALEXA WHATS THE WEATHER” and yeah it’s annoying,kids always mocking me and it gets pretty tiring I just look at them like 🙄 but yeah I know what you feel Alexa

[@henahamdard8217]

Angel Araque make a joke out of it and laugh with them then and when the say play despacito, sing or yell the lyrics or when they say what’s the weather say something then just laugh after they’ll stop bc they know it dosnt bother u any more

[@alexagarridominaya6985]

Yeah, they’re so annoying sometimes but you will be used to it.

[@lenaperlic4069]

Her face when she found out she can change the name....xD

[@TBNREllaXx]

ikr

[@staugustinefishingchannel7944]

Lena Perlic I know

[@idkbro1622]

Lol I was like “You know u can change the name right?!”

[@robloxchipdip7964]

Lena Perlic ikr

[@karmabeasttv98]

Lol ikr

[@andrewt5742]

I though she was the voice

[@jukenz5417]

Obliterated Yin Yang RIGHT

[@CLKlasse]

I love Alexa’s look when she were like “you could change the name?”.

[@theman7090]

So sad never happens to me tho . BTW my name is Siri.

[@m.h.333]

Oof

[@yungboomer6467]

r/thathappened

[@sootyve3958]

Saucerrr r/woooosh

[@michellegindy6899]

R/thathappened

[@ek7292]

but people don’t call you “hey Siri” do they?

[@AlexaTorres-mz6le]

My name is Alexa too, you ain’t special sis.

[@kaitoric]

Me too. -_-

[@al3cxa]

Me toooo

[@leopartanen9431]

Do you all have to live with Alexa too and is it frustrating? :D

[@robfaget3187]

I feel sorry for Alexa's :(

[@alexamaccormack2998]

Ms.Alexa Torres samee

[@blutsx]

first world problems

[@jimingotjams3437]

Blu-TSX p

[@imtripp1n]

Right

[@GoEvenHarder]

word

[@Kristybae]

Blu-TSX RIGHT

[@terrysnoddy7211]

How I have a echo in every room they are cheap af

[@allisonpenrod431]

My echo dot was not having it with this video
Them: Alexa get me water
My echo dot: ThAtS NoT SomEThINg I CaN Do

[@lisazvingowaniseyi2779]

Allison Penrod omg my echo dot was responding too. When she asked it it’s favorite color and when they said Alexa stop omg

[@KeshiaFowler]

Same

[@baileynichols5047]

That ending "you can change the name" xD

[@redditshorts4151]

The point of this....? To see what a *struggle* it is to live with Alexa, while being named Alexa....? Wow, what an interesting documentary.

[@un5topable874]

That's the wall street journey for you

[@kieranduncan7068]

@@un5topable874 Ye must be harder than starving in Africa or being a single mother with money troubles etc. But no this is much worse

[@soniyahmanley3756]

Maxwell Silver my point exactly this isn’t interesting at all, like you can literally change the name it’s stupid

[@dorathacker8450]

I know it’s just so pointless... why?

[@pruriient]

My name is skye watch my art teacher she be like SO NOW WE ARE GONNA MAKE THE SKY MAKE IT GREEN AND UGLY like that’s what god said

[@CarlosRodriguez-vg2ob]

THIS IS such a waste of article

[@zachthewack5477]

Carlos Rodriguez agreed

[@jking9102]

Carlos Rodriguez right

[@doccloudacnh]

NO IT'S NOT!!! You bunch of HATERS!!!

[@jking9102]

PBWeather Pro YES IT iS they can TAKE IT AWAY

[@lidendichsibenich2446]

Wait.. so this WASNT satire??..

[@annedevivodemesa6391]

my friends are always like “alexa play despacito”

[@cherieisdeadinside]

“You can change the name?”

[@MrCallumMcDermott]

I have a solution; get a google home 😂

[@fupalishous1878]

Or change the name

[@konradrundfunk]

You are right man

[@koleparker271]

Or change the wake word

[@m0rgothh]

we're truly living in the age of journalism aren't we?

[@TheChickenRiceBowl]

omnihex svpra evangelion Truly.

[@xXxtroublebehindxXx]

Never have seen such God honest, risky, brave, telltale journalism like this before... It truly touches my heart.

[@TheChickenRiceBowl]

Bowl Of Carrots It really puts Lisa Ling to shame.

[@xXxtroublebehindxXx]

TheChickenRiceBowl Lisa Ling is a sham. Never stood a chance with competition like this.

[@TheChickenRiceBowl]

Bowl Of Carrots I thought you were a bowl of Cheetos, but your name says you're a bowl of carrots and now I don't know who to trust anymore.

[@koreade8548]

When ever you said Alexa my Alexa turned on and scared me XD

[@Opt_Hamster]

Me talking to real alexa:"are you lying on me" alexa: didn't answer me

[@itwasprobablycali146]

2 minutes and 20 seconds in: Girl: "did you realize you can change the name?"
Alexa: "wait- you can change the name..?"
Best ending.

[@maddjrocks4976]

It Was Probably Cali just say 2:20

[@Shyella]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@madison1858]

WSJ ran out of news to make after they spent a year harassing RUclipsrs

[@aswinrajeev515]

Now youtubers are attacking wsj

[@NativeVsColonial]

Well if Alexa that much bother you go ahead buy one Google assistant
Boom!
Your life is much easier now

[@alexatorres4588]

The Most Original Gamer it’s not easier bc people are still like “Alexa what’s the weather?” And make fun of your name bc it’s Alexa.

[@shahanamujeeb1034]

You are really one brave girl, i hope no one will ever have to go through this kind of struggles. keep going im sure you will find the power to live with your Alexandria 🙃

[@ColemanCullinanFilms]

change it to echo??

[@Scalacai]

ColemanCullinanFilms i was going to say the same

[@iamjogun]

what a ruin all the frustration!?

[@laurenh.6935]

+ColemanCullinanFilms EXACTLY I DONT GET IT

[@CharlieScientist]

yeah same

[@TheBulletVids]

Exactly

[@harithatheawesomeguy]

When the WSJ runs out of actual news

[@rrightbraeden1161]

They never did report real news though.

[@p.atrick.]

True they just slated Pewds

[@pauldswiftie13]

@@rrightbraeden1161 yup

[@arthurm4861]

Nice to see you’re creating useful and « interesting » content as always, wall street journal.

[@perlaperez3661]

Wow so special they share names like there are millions of other ppl that are the same thing

[@reibcat]

so basically-
"a regular normal person lives with an amazon Alexa"

[@JanaeReignn]

Exactly

[@susmitade947]

Hhkh

[@OfficialUnderDog]

*A woman named Alexa lives with an Amazon Alexa

[@PnfrlEnm]

Wait, you can change the name?
_Ladies and gentlemen, we got 'em._

[@sodakelp]

cHaNgE mY StATe Of MiNd
*LoVe’S sO HaRd tO FiNd*

[@aqza]

You were the clock that was ticking in my home...

[@unboxproduction9450]

Well you interrupted my Alexa for the whole video lol

[@lexa3486]

Honestly if we do ever get an Amazon Echo Alexa my family would talk to it more than me too 😂😭😭 my friends love to mock me a lot 🙄😂

[@vis11111]

Is this the news now?

[@bigloud7067]

yes

[@ClearReception]

o0xx0o you'd rather hear of murder?

[@Shabkaz]

o0xx0o this is satire

[@TheSnapback]

Better than trump

[@jessica-ls3tc]

must be so difficult

[@eliaswhite5428]

Jessica ur everywhere

[@Anthony-yl8lz]

I can’t believe you’re here too

[@Anthony-yl8lz]

I feel attacked that you haven’t recognized me yet

[@laurenhope9845]

u r every where

[@bimpsonlovesturg1819]

I saw ur name then thought of lizas vine JESSICA and i laughed.... Lifes great

[@amriteshkumar4799]

It's the cutest when she says "you can change the name" .🥰😘

[@PussGreyPussMeng]

Alexa : hi Alexa
Alexa : hi Alexa

[@TDPhinsTalkAdmin]

Lol change it's name to computer

[@androidandre6091]

Yo' boy Azaz yea or amazon

[@yungbleeky]

exactly

[@Jacob-ry3lu]

What if your child is named computer?

[@hannahfitzgerald3586]

Yo' boy Azaz yeah

[@johns3937]

Yo' boy Azaz lol watch the video...

[@eliowatchesstuff1771]

Oh I thought that it was the voice of Alexa who lived with an Alexa...

[@babyshark2387]

Of i guess you were wrong

[@LargeMollyWater177]

the confusion when she figured out she could change the name to amazon echo is real

[@melonhead8760]

Like how the beginnings set up like a documentary

[@sxt4n1x]

Friend:Hey Alexa whats the weather
Real Alexa:i dont freaking know... its SUNNY

[@lexi_alexa7756]

I also live with Alexa and I’m Alexa lol 🤗

[@aidan4384]

Just change its name to echo or amazon

[@rohanb7184]

But your not the one getting 3 million views

[@zz-oh4yz]

mi too

[@ashleyychu5698]

Wall Street Journal needs to interview you now, obviously since this Alexa has been interviewed for absolutely no other reason than having the same name as a robot. Seriously though, why is this news?!

[@lexi_alexa7756]

Where’s my interview 🙁

[@madisonsapp2369]

anyone else’s echo dot or whatever start going off and answering all questions?
real alexa: my co- workers will mess with me and be like “alexa what’s the weather”
my echo dot: in florida it’s 80 degrees with chance of thunderstorms

[@blackcatw1769]

The real life Alexa: wait you can change the name
Me: *spits out tea* she didn’t know that

[@exhila]

OMG YOU CAN CHANGE THE WAKE WORD -_-

[@marcusvlogs6214]

IKR

[@insertfunnyname3478]

Ikr

[@ZeemoCraft]

TheSkyType exactly

[@LazsalzariRomnzevroskki]

when you know your parents want to replace you

[@_a1izah]

Lazsalzari Romnzevroskki ahahahahahagahahahgaaahhaahagahahagashahahahahahahahagahahahHahayhayhahaahhashhashahahahahayauauauauauauauuayayaayhaahahahahahahahahahahaa okay imma stop now

[@briaunacollins6]

I was watching this video in my bed when she asked Alexa what her favorite color was and my Alexa responded with “I like ultraviolet” 😂

[@laranasser9785]

I forgot I had an Alexa, and I got scared cuz she heard her saying “Alexa, what’s the weather?”

[@MXALOVE]

Oh,no, I don't care. I thought she was the voice actor for alex- ok im leaving

[@alamgiral-qidwa6067]

*A* real life Alexa

[@savannahm.2052]

Same

[@AriannaBledsoe]

Did you know you can change it to "Computer " too?

[@exhila]

Amd what ticks me off is that they kept it alexa

[@user-gt7uw6jo2p]

Arianna Bledsoe تااااللررربژیسسسض

[@AnnaMichele]

Arianna Bledsoe Marco Diaz

[@massivechoons6914]

Arianna Bledsoe But her Dad's name is "computer", that's just as bad! There's literally nothing they can do about this!

[@bbkiki8480]

or "Echo"

[@chefbennyj]

That's when you change the invocation name to "Ziggy", "Computer", or "Echo". But this is still very cute.

[@landonwhite858]

I have an alexa on my night stand and as she said "Alexa, What is the weather?" My alexa stared giving me nonsense about the weather 😂😂😂

[@raddad226]

The Wall Street Journal seems to be running out of ideas.

[@xXAbdulBaqiXx]

door mat street journal

[@buttermenthol1664]

*T H I S I S N E W S* ok.

[@sara-fx6ej]

My Alexa kept going off watching this.

[@kassie3448]

My Alexa went off Everytime they said Alexa!!

[@kimberlykitty3449]

Am I missing something? This is filmed like she has some terrible life-changing problem lol.

[@ryansalle3847]

You are missing the terrible life changing problem

[@kimberlykitty3449]

Ryan Salle Sass🔥🙌🏻 Good job🔥💯

[@luxlisbon2727]

it’s.... satire...

[@heathersouter2630]

I know it's weird coming from WSJ but it's satire

[@celestinebuendia]

I think that’s the point

[@mereilles]

I live with that thing too. Do I get a news article??

[@alexacrider3920]

Alexa Tamara same!!

[@GBeing-su9br]

One more Alexa

[@sanaashaik2547]

HAHAHAHA

[@MaitiuDeasy]

Ha

[@maymiller3639]

Yeah you deserve it too😂

[@winglingdawn]

Alexa play baby shark
Alexa: BABY SHARK DODODODODO

[@kermmitthefrog-cn1my]

Omg my alexa turned on when the woman on the vid said her coworker said "alexa whats the wether" and my alexa said the wether lol😂😂😂

[@alyssa_bhacka]

This video activated my Alexa 100 times...

[@DermanionHD]

You can literally change it in the settings!!

[@synthesizer8254]

watch near the end of the vid. She finds out xD

[@ranjitkalita8367]

Get a Google Home

[@alexavaldez345]

The amount of Alexa jokes I get at school and home

[@arielreyes5359]

"Alexa play Despacito"

[@Mygfisawesone]

Ariel Reyes this is so sad Alexa okay dame tu cosita😭

[@somenamethisis]

Your 200th like

[@reservoirdog6095]

Oh my god no way two things have the same name

[@donnacollier7758]

Good stuff that goes 👇 not want please leave him from friends 🆒 to an 💘 people say from his

[@subsnovideoschallenge-kr4qt]

I was watching this video and MY Alexa was freaking out...

[@samanthawraith3816]

My Alexa buzzed when u said "my name is alexa"

You can change what she responds to from ‘Alexa’ to ‘echo’ in the app

[@angie-dn2xv]

did you watch the whole video???

[@MikeJensenBusiness]

Nathañ computer, amazon, alexa, echo,

[@TheStrongj12]

Maybe that's their clue for you to move out

[@maizytaylor6257]

My Alexa heard her name 😂

[@drewwagner6870]

while watching this video my alexa was going off too.

[@ThePlatinumEagle]

Why do people keep criticizing this? This is a joke video.

[@nerdneckjason]

ThePlatinumEagle On a WSJ video..

[@reworkgaming1202]

Yeah, I thought it was interesting, until I saw the name of the channel - then I immediately disliked... 😂

[@Gum134]

Oh my goodness, my Alexa turned on when Alexa was said in the video.

[@caustrixia]

same

[@wowskill619]

Same. Only went through the comments to see if this happened to someone else as well 😂

[@hannahferencz2678]

same and she kept answering the questions said

[@tajonmuhammad9714]

I literally had to turn mine off just to waatch the video

[@maggiesediting2059]

my alexa turned on whenever she said “ alexa what’s the weather today? “

[@leafzz_]

You cannot imagine how much times my Alexa went of during this video

[@amelialucyshine]

When she said Alexa my Alexa went on

[@734ms8]

Diamond A.L.S same!!!

[@isabelfajardo7429]

Omg just get a Google home

[@TheMckechnieProject]

Isabel Fajardo but what if her sister is called google??

[@NickGold]

TheMckechnieProject or okay Google??

[@nonsincetm6896]

TheMckechnieProject lol

[@mckenna4932]

Isabel Fajardo I know right

[@Rjrdre]

TheMckechnieProject hahaha

[@alexakeeler1399]

I can totally understand coming from one Alexa to another

[@HunterCarrVibra2001]

Who’s Alexa kept answering every time it was said in the video?

[@gimpy6710]

She could just move out and become an adult

[@georgekoral4876]

Gimpy irrelevant?

[@krisjenner2638]

Gimpy OOOOOOH

[@gimpy6710]

@@georgekoral4876 very relevant.

[@TituxaZz]

Oof

[@celestinebuendia]

I don’t think you know what “becoming an adult” means

[@franscartoons]

Journalism at it's finest

[@moistwater2305]

I never thought that could be a problem!

[@nehat.1668]

You can change the settings to make it respond to echo or amazon