HOW ALEXA REALLY WORKS

How does Alexa work? Alexa is an artificial intelligence, so she can communicate with a smart home. But how did Alexa learn to speak Portuguese? How can Alexa turn on the TV, turn on the light and imitate people?
To make Alexa communicate with humans we need to understand how a programming language works and what it is capable of. This is the first video in our "Technologies of the Future" series.