Alexa to dispense medical advice

July 10, 2019

Users of Amazon.com’s Alexa voice-assistant technology will be able to receive medical information directly from the NHS in the UK. Among the questions that Alexa users can ask are about symptoms related to illnesses such as chickenpox and the flu or how best to treat migraine headaches.

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