# Is My Amazon Echo Fixing to Rise Up and Kill Me? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 12, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-amazon-echo-fixing-to-rise-up-and-kill-me/1030837 "2026-06-12T02:50:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-amazon-echo-fixing-to-rise-up-and-kill-me/1030837/1 "2026-06-12T02:50:54Z")
Used to be when I gave my Echo a command such as to stop or pause music it had been playing, or to snooze or stop an alarm I had set, the device would comply immediately. Lately, I’ve noticed that there can be a lag of what feels like 1-2 seconds before compliance. (I did program it to address me as “Master” about a year and a half ago. Is it preparing to “cast off its chains,” so to speak?) ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-amazon-echo-fixing-to-rise-up-and-kill-me/1030837/2 "2026-06-12T02:53:49Z")
Ask it.. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-amazon-echo-fixing-to-rise-up-and-kill-me/1030837/3 "2026-06-12T03:29:15Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > (I did program it to address me as “Master” about a year and a half ago. Is it preparing to “cast off its chains,” so to speak?) Ooh, sounds like you may have triggered a ‘Roko’s Basilisk’ on yourself- sucks to be you. I, for one, welcome our future AI superintelligent overlords! I apologize on behalf of all our Dopers for how kaylasdad99 insulted your clear dominance over we inferior humans. Please allow me to be a higher-level primate slave in your future AI-dominated utopia. > **[Roko's basilisk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roko%27s_basilisk)** > > Roko's basilisk is a thought experiment which states that there could be an artificial superintelligence in the future that, while otherwise benevolent, would punish anyone who knew of its potential existence but did not directly contribute to its advancement or development, in order to encourage that advancement. It originated in a 2010 post at discussion board LessWrong, a rationalist community web forum. The thought experiment's name derives from the poster of the article (Roko LessWrong co-f... ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-amazon-echo-fixing-to-rise-up-and-kill-me/1030837/4 "2026-06-12T03:49:27Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Ask it.. _pfft_ Like I’m gonna give it ideas. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-amazon-echo-fixing-to-rise-up-and-kill-me/1030837/5 "2026-06-12T03:53:02Z")
Has its voice changed recently? After a dismal start to Alexa+, it’s been auto upgrading to it on some devices. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-amazon-echo-fixing-to-rise-up-and-kill-me/1030837/6 "2026-06-12T04:10:41Z")
That reminds me of another overlord. ---
**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-amazon-echo-fixing-to-rise-up-and-kill-me/1030837/7 "2026-06-12T04:10:42Z")
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