WATCH: "Alexa! What's 5 minus 3?", mommy catches son using Alexa to complete his homework

Technology has changed the way we operate in our day-to-day lives. From driving to work to cooking in the kitchen, from the way we do research to the ways we entertain ourselves, all of us are affected by technology. And now Children are using it to finish their homework. This was clearly exhibited by a six-year-old, who smartly utilised Alexa, the virtual assistant developed by Amazon, to help him solve a subtraction math problems.However, the little boy was caught in the act by his mother. Yerelyn Cueva, the mother of the little kid, shared the video of her son Jariel asking the Echo device to solve some math sums for him. “Should I whoop him now or later,” she captioned the short clip, which went viral on social media. Lmfao should i whoop him now or later pic.twitter.com/mZEJsWWn4W — Yerelyn (@spanishbarbie22) December 20, 2018 Read: In A Sweet Gesture, Virat Kohli Gives Away His Pads To A Young Fan After India's Historic Boxing Day Test Win Talking about the viral incident to a foreign news outlet, Cueva said, “It was just any regular day of doing homework. I am in the living room, and I overheard him asking Alexa some math problems, and I could not believe it! What you don’t see is after he says, ‘Thank you, Alexa, for helping me with my homework.’” The clip, which has over 8 million views, was widely shared on several social media platforms, with many calling the child, “Einstein in the making.” Awwwwwww Mom, could you let him slide just this once? For the spirit of Christmas LOL!😂😂😂 https://t.co/4DVCaIqEBV — PHENOMQUEENTROUTMAN (@BabyGirlMcKenna) December 30, 2018 Hahaha! the perfect use :D https://t.co/eq7sevf6DC — shefali gupta (@iamshefaligupta) December 30, 2018 Hey at least he’s resourceful haha https://t.co/Pe5uZwztrj — Jᴇɴɴɪғᴇʀ (@oyofmidmidworld) December 29, 2018 @sunilbajpai well technology is catching up https://t.co/TRVulU9RMl — Amolakh Nath Segal (@amolakh) December 29, 2018 Read: 'OMG This Is Bananas': Netflix Indonesia Cannot Get Over This Telugu Movie Clip, Asks Help From Netflix India

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WATCH: "Alexa! What's 5 minus 3?", mommy catches son using Alexa to complete his homework

The clip, which has over 8 million views, was widely shared on several social media platforms, with many calling the child, “Einstein in the making.”

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