Alexa, Amazon and AI

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 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 works to replace Alexa’s technology with generative AI, FT reports
Amazon is working to relaunch its Alexa voice-powered digital assistant as an AI “agent” that can complete practical tasks, Madhumita Murgia
Amazon's AI lead says technical issues are holding back Alexa AI
Amazon has to overcome 'several technical hurdles' because it can roll out the new Alexa, according to The Financial Times.
Amazon AGI lead says "several technical hurdles" delay revamped Alexa release: "Hallucinations have to be close to zero"
Amazon is reportedly encountering "several technical hurdles," including hallucinations, seemingly preventing it from shipping the revamped Alexa to broad availability.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Ag Mech competition through the eyes of 14-year-old Alexa Garrett
At just nine years old, 14-year-old Tuloso-Midway Middle school student Alexa Garrett was inspired to try woodwork and ...
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Newshub star Alexa’s new role allows her to get back in the saddle!
Having returned to radio and her rural roots, award-winning journalist Alexa Cook is living the dream rediscovering her love of horse riding ...
FOX 5's Alexa Liacko goes sledding in Midtown
FOX 5's Alexa Liacko tried her hand at a little boogie boarding on the snow piled up at Piedmont Park in Atlanta.
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, ...