Lila and Her Smart Speaker

One afternoon, Lila sat cross-legged on the floor and said to the smart speaker,

“Alexa, how do you work?” The little blue light on the speaker blinked,

and Alexa’s calm voice replied: “I’m always listening for my wake word—‘Alexa’—and when I hear it,

I pay attention to what you say next.” Kiddle Lifewire

Lila tilted her head. “So, when I say ‘Alexa,’ you know it's me

talking?” “Yes,” Alexa continued. “As soon as I hear my name, your words are sent

over the internet to big computers far away in something called the cloud. They work to understand

your question.” Invent To Learn Techopedia “And then?” Lila asked,