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Recordings of requests to Alexa will soon go to Amazon cloud
All voice recordings of commands or queries given to Amazon voice assistant Alexa on the company’s Echo devices will go to the Amazon cloud starting March 28.
Amazon to Axe Setting That Lets You Store Alexa Voice Recordings Locally
On March 28, ahead of its Alexa+ rollout, Amazon will get rid of the “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” setting on Echo devices that let people store voice recordings locally.
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 ago, embedding it with generative artificial intelligence.
Amazon is getting rid of the option for Echo devices to process Alexa requests locally
Amazon Echo models that were previously able to process Alexa requests locally will no longer do so, instead sending those voice recordings to the cloud. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the change to The Verge after a Reddit user posted a PSA about it on Friday,
Amazon’s Echo will send all voice recordings to the cloud, starting March 28
Amazon Echo users will no longer have the option to process their Alexa requests locally, which means all of their voice recordings will be sent to the company’s cloud. Ars Technica reports that on Friday,
Amazon to kill Echo's local voice processing feature in favor of Voice ID
If you own an Echo smart speaker, it will soon lose a key privacy feature — and be replaced with cloud processing of all voice commands.
Amazon’s AI-powered Alexa Plus to cost non-Prime users $20 a month
The much anticipated, top-secret name for Amazon’s new voice assistant proved to be almost the same as the old one — just with a plus sign added. At a swank event for journalists and Amazon ...
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 intelligence era.
Get Alexa+ free with an Amazon Prime membership
FREE WITH PRIME: Prime members get Alexa+ free, which is $19.99/month otherwise. In case you haven’t heard, Alexa+ is here, ...
Amazon announces AI-powered Alexa Plus
Amazon is finally launching the long-awaited generative AI version of Alexa — Alexa Plus — that, if all goes well, will take ...
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Amazon finally unveils new Alexa with AI overhaul: ‘Knows almost every instrument in your life’
REUTERS Alexa+ is free for Amazon Prime members and is priced at $19.99 a month for non-Prime users. An Alexa device, above. AP The new service is called Alexa+, Panay said, echoing the ...
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Alexa will soon be able to order your groceries, too
Amazon is launching an update to Alexa with capabilities allowing consumers to order groceries. The Alexa+ feature will work ...
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 ...