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Amazon’s Next-Gen Alexa Held Up By Technical Glitches
The e-commerce and streaming giant used to have the most widely used voice-activated AI before the ChatGPT revolution, but recent company comments suggest it may be a victim of its early success.
Amazon explains why making Alexa smarter is harder than it looks
Amazon is working on updating Alexa with generative AI to transform it into a more intelligent and helpful personal assistant.
Amazon must solve hallucination problem before launching AI-enabled Alexa
The original Alexa software, built on top of technology acquired from British start-up Evi in 2012, was a question-answering machine that worked by searching within a defined universe of facts to find the right response, such as the day’s weather or a specific song in your music library.
Amazon Alexa is not getting smarter anytime soon
Well, Amazon explained that technical difficulties are the reason why Alexa hasn’t gotten its generative AI upgrade. Back in 2023, Amazon held an event where it primarily talked about AI. The company talked about supercharging Alexa with some much more advanced models so it could perform closer to something like ChatGPT.
Amazon Explains Why AI Alexa Isn’t Ready, Despite Years of Development
Amazon admits that the development of AI Alexa has been years of battling with both technical and personnel issues. The post Amazon Explains Why AI Alexa Isn’t Ready, Despite Years of Development appeared first on Tech.
Alexa-Enabled Dreame Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo Is $500 Off, Marking Its Lowest Price Ever
Right now, this top-tier robot vacuum and mop combo is selling for just $400 at Amazon, slashed down from its original price ...
OpenAI rolls out assistant-like feature 'Tasks' to take on Alexa, Siri
Tasks will enable ChatGPT users to request tasks to be performed at a future time, including one-time reminders or recurring ...
These Alexa-enabled smart glasses beat the Meta Ray-Bans in key ways, and they're $90 off right now
The Amazon Echo Frames (3rd Gen) may be the most subtle-looking pair of smart glasses on the market, and they're only $180 ...
Voice assistant: Alexa assists in retirement and nursing homes
Alexa helps senior citizens in DRK facilities stay in touch with friends and family, manage their living space and organize ...
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Amazon Says All It Needs to Do Before Releasing an AI-Powered Alexa Is to Solve the Giant Engineering Problem That Nobody Else on Earth Has Been Able to Solve
Amazon is still hard at work in its efforts to realize an AI-powered Alexa digital assistant. As the Financial Times reports, ...
Alexa-Powered Smart Home Hub, Amazon Echo, Is Now at a New Record Low Price
Despite its size, the speaker is capable of powerful sound with a rich and deep bass. The Amazon Echo has a three-inch ...
Is Alexa's generative AI upgrade doomed to fail? I hope not
Amazon is working on a generative AI version of Alexa, but is still struggling with problems like hallucinations. AI ...
Community Focus: Alexa Gagosz, The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe Rhode Island's Alexa Gagosz joined 12 News at 4 to discuss Prospect Medical Holdings' bankruptcy filing and ...