With Diwali here, this festival of lights gets a new twist through the viral video, which shows the launching of the Diwali rocket through the voice of Amazon’s Alexa. The Instagram video by Mani’s Projects Lab using Amazon’s Alexa to light a Diwali rocket by giving a voice command – “Alexa, launch the rocket”.
In an amusing reply with a laugh, Alexa said, “Yes, Boss, launching the rocket”, and the fireworks burst in. It was the modern take on the great fireworks display, and it had millions of online viewers gripped by its innovative yet humorous approach to the meeting of technology and tradition.
Fans React as Man Uses Amazon’s Alexa to Launch the Diwali Rocket
The video, which shows that Amazon’s Alexa launches a Diwali rocket and garnered more than 13 million views on Instagram, has been an invitation to many reactions. In the fray, Amazon Alexa India jumped in, posting “Taking ‘hands-free’ Diwali literally.” Swiggy Instamart chipped in saying, “AI has gone too far (literally)” as it admired this quirky usage of technology at the festival.
It’s been as much fun on the front of user reaction as Amazon’s Alexa launches a rocket for Diwali. One viewer quipped, “Alexa rocked, human shocked!” as he talked about the video. Another said, “What will they think of next?” With lines such as “99 missed calls Elon Musk!” thrown around, the clip is also hitting the right spot, taking the festive feel of Diwali into this very modern twist.
This led the public to speculate what Alexa would come up with next as they used Amazon’s Alexa to launch a rocket during Diwali. The reactions went from “Who knew Alexa could be a firework launcher?” to “I wish I could see what it will launch next!”.
As Diwali comes closer, Amazon’s Alexa launching a Diwali rocket added a new, tech-savvy flavour to the season and is a moment to remember for viewers across social media.
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