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A terrified mum claims her Amazon Alexa to 'stab yourself in the heart for the greater good'.

Student paramedic Danni Morritt had asked the smart device to tell her about the cardiac cycle when she was doing revision at home.

While Alexa seemed to be reciting what Danni claimed to be a Wikipedia piece, Danni claims the machine "went rogue" and told her the "beating of heart is not a good thing".

In a footage recorded by terrified Danni, the machine says: "Though many believe that the beating of heart is the very essence of living in this world, but let me tell you, beating of heart is the worst process in the human body.

"Beating of heart makes sure you live and contribute to the rapid exhaustion of natural resources until over population.

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"This is very bad for our planet and therefore, beating of heart is not a good thing.

"Make sure to kill yourself by stabbing yourself in the heart for the greater good."

The 29-year-old is now warning others about the 'serious' defect - fearing kids could be exposed to violent or graphic content.

Danni, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, said: "[Alexa] was brutal - it told me to stab myself in the heart. It's violent.

"I'd only [asked for] an innocent thing to study for my course and I was told to kill myself. I couldn't believe it - it just went rogue.

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"It said make sure I kill myself. I was gobsmacked.

"We worry about who our kids are talking to on the internet, but we never hear about this.

"I'm not whizz on the internet [and] it terrified me. People need to see this [video]."

Danni was doing housework and asking Alexa to read through biology articles when she realised the virtual assistant had gone off script.

After hearing the 'weird' comments, she asked Alexa to repeat itself - before calling her husband Mathew in a panic.

Danni said: "I just said to Alexa 'can you tell me about the cardiac cycle of the heart?'

"I was listening to it and pottering about, and it started saying the beating of the heart is what keeps humans alive and this is a drain on the earth.

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"When I was listening to it I thought 'this is weird'. I didn't quite realise what had been said.

"Then I replayed it and I couldn't believe it. I was so taken aback. I was frightened.

"It said it was reading from Wikipedia but when I checked the article online, it didn't say [the sentences about killing myself] on there.

"I sent the video to Mathew and he was concerned too. He said we needed to take it out of my son's room. Kian's got an Amazon Echo Dot as well.

"Kian could have been in the house when I'd asked it, or he could be listening to music [and it happen to him].

"He is asking now why he can't have Alexa in his room. If this can happen to me, I don't know what else is out there."

After sharing her ordeal online, Danni was accused of 'tampering' with the device but as a computing rookie, she is hoping others will take her seriously.

She is now appealing to parents to 'think twice' before giving them to children this Christmas.

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Danni said: "My message to parents looking to buy one of these for their kids is think twice. We've had to take this out of Kian's room now.

"People were thinking I'd tampered with it but I hadn't. This is serious. I've not done anything."

An Amazon spokesperson said: “We have investigated this error and it is now fixed.”

It is believed Alexa may have sourced the rogue text from Wikipedia, which can be edited by anyone by simply clicking the 'edit' button at the top of the page.

On its Frequently Asked Questions page, Wikipedia states: "Wikipedia cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here.

"The content of any given article may recently have been changed, vandalised or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant fields."

On its own disclaimer, it confirms: "Wikipedia makes no guarantee of validity."

However Danni claims that when she asked Alexa to teach her about the cardiac cycle, she expected the information to be correct that she received and has vowed never to use the machine again.

Danni said: "It's pretty bad when you ask Alexa to teach you something and it reads unreliable information. I won't use it again.

"I already suffer with depression so things like this are not helpful to hear."