Turns out real people sometimes hear what you say to smart speakers

The revelation that Amazon employs people to listen to voice recordings captured from its Echo devices has apparently surprised some people.
The scoop comes courtesy of Bloomberg and seems to have caught the public imagination, as it has been featured prominently by mainstream publications such as the Guardian and BBC News. Apparently Amazon employs thousands of people globally to help improve the voice recognition and general helpfulness of its smart speakers. That means they have to listen to