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Amazon’s AI-heavy Alexa+ will be accessible on the web The company is also redesigning the dedicated app. lawrence bonk Wed, Feb 26, 2025 Amazon Amazon just held an event in New York City to reveal the long-awaited revamp of its Alexa chatbot. This refreshed assistant can perform many new tasks, thanks to … Continue reading Amazon’s AI-heavy Alexa+ will be accessible on the web
June 21, 2024 Amazon is revamping Alexa with generative AI, but it’ll cost you Amazon is considering a $5 monthly fee to access the upgraded voice assistant. BY Reuters Amazon is planning a major revamp of its decade-old money-losing Alexa service to include a conversational generative AI with two tiers of service and has considered a … Continue reading Amazon is revamping Alexa with generative AI, but it’ll cost you
By Ross Rubin September 01, 2023 AI that creates essays, art, and even code, rivaling human output, could obviate many time-honored professions. But it has also threatened the jobs of some nonhuman workers: specifically, voice assistants. In the mid-2010s, as Siri, Alexa, and the Google Assistant proliferated, the initial buzz rivaled the excitement over … Continue reading Generative AI just might save Siri and Alexa from oblivion
Alexa Users Seek To Reinstate Privacy Claims Over Ad Targeting by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, June 5, 2023 Alexa users want a federal appellate court to reinstate a privacy lawsuit claiming that Amazon targets ads to people based on their interactions with voice-controlled devices. U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Rothstein in the Western District of Washington … Continue reading Alexa Users Seek To Reinstate Privacy Claims Over Ad Targeting
Gartner report warns that virtual assistants, which are a growing part of digital customer experience, are also a weak spot. Constantine von Hoffman on March 1, 2023 “Hey Siri, lead a protest.” Virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa, which are a growing part of the digital customer experience, from discovery via search marketing to customer … Continue reading Siri and Alexa may be used by protesters to attack customer support channels
Amazon’s Alexa Together caregiver service is available today The subscription uses Alexa devices to help you support loved ones. J. Fingas @jonfingas Amazon You can now use Alexa Together to help take care of aging family members. Amazon has launched the $20 per month ($199 per year) service, with a six-month free trial available … Continue reading Amazon’s Alexa caregiver service now allows custom alerts
Amazon Battles Alexa Users Over Ad-Targeting Claims by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, October 10, 2022 Amazon is pressing a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that the company wrongly uses voice recordings captured by Alexa to target ads. In papers filed Friday, Amazon argues that the allegations in the complaint, even if proven true, would … Continue reading Amazon Battles Alexa Users Over Ad-Targeting Claims
By Doug Aamoth March 19, 2022 In my never-ending search for efficiency, I realized that if I could stop constantly checking my phone all morning, I could save quite a bit of time. More important: I could stop getting distracted by all the other stuff on my phone. And there sat the Amazon … Continue reading 5 simple Alexa commands for a more productive morning
What is Love? Ask Alexa by Steve McClellan @mp_mcclellan, January 28, 2022 In the leadup to Valentine’s Day, Ad Council’s Emmy-Award winning, inclusion-promoting “Love Has No Labels” campaign is teaming up with Amazon to redefine love. The campaign is designed to motivate people to ask, “Alexa, what is Love?” Answers will be available on all … Continue reading What is Love? Ask Alexa
Developers will keep 70% of revenue made from subscriptions and premium content sales on Alexa. Greg Sterling on September 26, 2018 Last year, there was an early flirtation with audio advertising on Alexa devices. However, it was shut down quickly. Earlier this year, there was a rumor that Amazon was testing ads for brands … Continue reading Amazon’s Alexa finds its business model: in-skill purchases
