Need Midterm Election Information? Ask Alexa

Wondering when the midterm election polls open, or who is running? Just ask Amazon Alexa.

In a Wednesday web log post, Amazon detailed how its virtual banana can help users earlier, during, and after the Nov. 6 election.

The online retail giant has teamed up with the nonprofit digital encyclopedia Ballotpedia to equip Alexa with data voters volition exist looking for every bit they head to the polls. Leading up to Election Solar day, you tin inquire Alexa when the polls open up, what's on your election, what information technology means to vote yes or no for a specific state ballot measure, or who is running for a item office in your state.

On Election Day, Alexa can give you real-time results. Amazon partnered with the Associated Press for this feature. On Nov. 6, you tin ask Alexa for an "election update," who is winning in your state, or how a item candidate is doing.

Later November. 6, Alexa will be able to provide information nearly the outcome of the ballot. Just ask the virtual assistant what happened in the midterm elections, how many seats your party gained, or how a item candidate did.

Echo Show owners will exist able to both hear and encounter responses for some midterm elections answers. Graphs volition pop upward on the screen when you enquire who won your state'due south Governor race or how many seats a political party has in the Senate, for instance.

Amazon is expecting users to accept a lot of questions nearly the midterms. During the 2022 presidential ballot, users asked Alexa "millions of questions," Amazon's Bill Barton wrote. Amazon used what information technology learned from the presidential election to "evolve and expand" its experience for this become-around.

"In addition to advanced [bogus intelligence] and algorithm efforts, for every major moment like this, we … bring together a defended 'state of war room' of writers, engineers, and data scientists who work together to ensure Alexa is providing customers the most accurate data possible in real-time," Barton wrote.

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