{"id":23709,"date":"2026-03-13T19:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=23709"},"modified":"2026-03-13T19:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:16:18","slug":"alexa-now-has-a-sassy-character-that-hits-again-with-sarcasm-profanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=23709","title":{"rendered":"Alexa+ Now Has a Sassy Character That Hits Again With Sarcasm, Profanity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<p>In case your conversations with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/explainers\/i-tested-alexa-plus-for-months-these-7-features-changed-how-i-use-my-echo\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexa+<\/a> are getting too candy or mundane, you possibly can strive a brand new persona sort that makes you are feeling such as you\u2019re speaking to a imply teenager.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Amazon, the brand new Sassy persona is unfiltered, and it might probably reply with \u201crazor-sharp wit, playful sarcasm, and occasional censored profanity.\u201d The purpose is to maintain chats fascinating with entertaining banter and intelligent comebacks, the corporate provides.<\/p>\n<p>Sassy is the fourth Alexa+ persona, becoming a member of Transient, Candy, and Chill, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/brief-chill-or-sweet-amazons-alexa-plus-now-lets-you-pick-your-ais-personality\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">introduced<\/a> final month. To make your voice assistant Sassy on an Echo gadget, simply say, \u201cAlexa, change your persona fashion to Sassy.\u201d On the Alexa app, go to the Gadgets tab, choose your gadget, faucet <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Alexa\u2019s Character Type<\/strong>. Character kinds are device-specific, so altering it on one appropriate gadget received\u2019t have an effect on it on all.<\/p>\n<p>Sassy comes with just a few safety checks. Since it could swear often, the mode isn\u2019t obtainable when Amazon Children is enabled. Adults, alternatively, have to bear a facial verify to make use of the brand new fashion, TechCrunch <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/03\/12\/alexa-gets-a-new-adults-only-personality-option-that-curses-but-wont-do-nsfw-content\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noopener\">stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It received\u2019t be the identical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/elon-musks-grok-app-gets-new-ai-companions-and-theyre-mischievous\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Grok\u2019s spicy AI Companions<\/a>, the report provides. Although the chatbot could talk about mature topics, it reportedly received\u2019t get into specific sexual content material, private assaults, hate speech, or self-harm. 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