Some Amazon Alexa devices have started randomly cackling unprompted, and are really freaking their owners out.



So Alexa decided to laugh randomly while I was in the kitchen. Freaked @SnootyJuicer and I out. I thought a kid was laughing behind me. pic.twitter.com/6dblzkiQHp — CaptHandlebar (@CaptHandlebar) February 23, 2018

A number of freaked out Echo owners took to social media shared stories and videos of various Amazon Echo devices began randomly emitting "witch-like" laughter, sometimes while their owners were in a completely different part of the house.Amazon confirmed to The Verge it is aware of the problem "and working to fix it."In addition to creepy laughs, some Alexas were refusing to follow basic orders, and in one case a device even started listing off nearby cemeteries and funeral homes.Amazon has not given an update on when the issue will be resolved or what is exactly causing the malfunctions, but stay tuned to IGN for more on the situation.

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