Title: 95% of the value we get from Alexa is automatic turning on&#x2F;off of lights and simple functions like cooking timers.<p>We&#x27;ve had Amazon Alexa for five years, since the gen 1 device, and now find it to be an increasing invasion to the sanctity of the home.<p>We find it particularly annoying that nowadays, when you ask Alexa to do something, several times per week it will suggest some annoying upsell crap you don&#x27;t care about. It used to suggest things once per quarter tops, that was fine.<p>HN, what private alternatives to Alexa may exist?<p>For example, does anyone make a system that&#x27;s relatively polished and operates entirely in the home, with no audio sent to the cloud? I&#x27;d be happy to run a hub&#x2F;box for the system.
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