[image] “Alexa Plus” may be a smarter version of Amazon’s voice assistant that you... [Link: Amazon is working on a new 'Remarkable Alexa' but internal politics and technical issues plague the project | https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-paid-alexa-plus-service-issues-2024-1 | Inside…

I think Amazon would be much more successful selling an Alexa subscription to get rid of the ads and “by the ways” than they would a “smarter” Alexa that you can converse with. I’d throw $2/month to get rid of the annoyances.

[image] Automated_House: I think Amazon would be much more successful selling an Alexa subscription to get rid of the ads and “by the ways” than they would a “smarter” Alexa that you can converse with. I’d throw $2/month to get rid of the annoyances. “ Successful” means different things for a…

Not necessarily @JDRoberts in a respectful way. Amazon was the only Company for long period of time that didnt make money but was rewarded by wall street with consistent stock growth/value.

[image] all4dom: Not necessarily @JDRoberts in a respectful way. Amazon was the only Company for long period of time that didnt make money but was rewarded by wall street with consistent stock growth/value. It wasn’t the only one, but definitely, yes, Amazon didn’t feel any need to make a pro…

Amazon (AMZN) had a profit of $8.4 billion (yes, with a b) over the last three months of 2023, doing things the way that they do them. Bill

[image] Amazon is way behind on its new Alexa Amazon’s new Alexa is floundering, according to a report from Fortune.

[image] jkp: Amazon missed its chance to dominate AI, according to a new report - The Verge Yeah, because Alexa has to actually work, at least most of the time. According to Fortune , Amazon has grappled with getting its Alexa LLM to consistently and effectively make API calls, which is how…

[image] Amazon’s new AI-powered Alexa might cost up to $10 per month That’s in addition to the Amazon Prime subscription fee.

[image] Amazon’s paid Alexa is coming to fill a $25 billion hole dug by Echo devices Amazon wants to charge for a better Alexa on top of Prime.

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Amazon lining up AI overhaul, paid plans for Alexa voice assistant

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Amazon to change Alexa Guard features, begin requiring paid subscription

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