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With Alexa Plus, Amazon finally reinvents its best product
The biggest surprise at Amazon’s press conference last week was the lack of hardware announcements. Traditionally, Amazon announces dozens of new gadgets at its events, but this time, Amazon spent 70 minutes talking about software. Specifically, Alexa Plus, its new generative AI-powered Alexa voice assistant. And that was exactly the right move.
Amazon's most powerful new Alexa features being powered by Anthropic's AI, sources say
Anthropic's Claude large language model is powering the majority of complex tasks for Amazon's new Alexa+, sources tell CNBC.
Amazon's smarter Alexa is finally here, but not everyone will get it for free
Amazon has announced Alexa Plus, an AI-powered upgrade that promises a smarter, more conversational, and proactive voice assistant.
Amazon’s GenAI-Powered Alexa Plus Is Smarter, Contextual And More Personal
Amazon Alexa’s long-awaited AI overhaul is here, and it’s the biggest upgrade in the history of voice assistants.
Amazon's generative AI vision for Alexa is appealing, but unproven
Amazon’s long-awaited update to its assistant is almost here. About 18 months after the company first previewed the “next-gen Alexa” built with generative AI, it unveiled Alexa+, and early access will be available starting in March.
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Amazon’s Panos Panay on the long road to Alexa’s AI overhaul
Panos and I talked the day after he announced Alexa Plus, the new AI-powered version of Amazon’s famous voice assistant, and ...
No part of Amazon is ‘unaffected’ by AI, says its head of AGI
There's scarcely a part of the company that is unaffected by AI,” said Vishal Sharma, Amazon’s VP of Artificial General ...
Amazon’s Alexa is getting a major upgrade for the AI chatbot era
Alexa+, Amazon’s revamped version of Alexa was unveiled Wednesday, bringing the popular voice assistant into the artificial ...
All of the announcements from Amazon’s Alexa Plus event
The biggest surprise at Amazon’s press conference last week was the lack of hardware announcements. Traditionally, Amazon ...
Alexa Plus Will Roll Out To These Four Amazon Echo Devices First
Alexa Plus is here but it's only supported by four Echo products as of now, and won't be supported by more than half a dozen ...
Amazon unveils a new and improved Alexa, Alexa+
At an event in New York on Wednesday, Amazon announced an upgraded Alexa experience — Alexa+ — powered by generative AI ...
Amazon debuts new Alexa voice assistant with AI overhaul
Amazon on Wednesday unveiled the first major overhaul of its Alexa voice assistant since its introduction more than a decade ...
Amazon’s new AI-powered Alexa promises to be your ‘best friend in a digital world’ for a monthly fee
But unlike before, when Alexa was offered for free on any Alexa-enabled devices, customers will have to pay Amazon a monthly ...
Amazon has a ‘slew of AI devices’ coming, hardware chief says
Amazon debuted a more sophisticated version of Alexa on Wednesday that’s more conversational and can handle tasks on your ...