Recently the Amazon Devices event took place after two years where the e-commerce giant has introduced something huge in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) space. One of Amazon’s popular devices Alexa has just been refreshed after almost 10 years and the company has added some necessary upgrades to the voice assistant.
Alexa was running behind as today AI is all over the tech industry, especially in smartphones with new voice-based AI assistant tools. Alexa was lacking personalisation and limitations in managing complex user tasks whereas competitors like Google and OpenAI Chatgpt have already boomed and progress drastically in this tech industry.
So Amazon started playing their innings and join the AI race by launching Alexa+, a new AI-powered voice assistant that helps users with conversational capabilities and smarter task management.
So if you already have Amazon Alexa, here check out how your device will get a refresh and all new Alexa+ AI-powered voice assistant will be added to your Alexa device.
What Is Amazon Alexa+ And How It Will Work?
Amazon has introduced Alexa+ as its “next-generation assistant” powered by generative AI. With the help of Alexa+ users can efficiently and smartly use the device without any hassle. Alexa will work in understanding user prompts and providing users with accurate responses with the help of AI.
The voice assistant has been rebuilt with large language models (LLMs) and “experts”, this time Amazon introduced a new concept, that includes systems, capabilities, APIs, and instructions. It will help Alexa in managing complex tasks more easily and swiftly. This smart update will give Alexa the ability to tackle smart home devices, make reservations, explore and play music, set reminders, order groceries, and many more.
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Explore The New Features Of Alexa+ AI Assistant
- AI agent with multifaceted capabilities: Now Alexa can work as an AI agent that can help users complete their tasks along with browse the web via Alexa.com. With a single command, it can order grocery, search for nearby restaurants, repair shops, grocery shops, medicine shops, and many more. Currently Amazon has partnered with websites and apps to make this change possible.
- Visual Information: With the Eco Show 15 powered by Alexa+ it can analyse deeply the surroundings with its front-facing camera and describe if something is unusual or it can also describe the scene in words in a long 2-3 sentences.
- Enhanced personalisation: Now after the major update Alexa+ can now remember things about the user, such as their taste on any topic, their preferences, likes, and dislikes, which provides a more personalised experience. Amazon blog post highlighted, ‘She knows what you’ve bought, what you’ve listened to, the videos you’ve watched, the address you ship things to, and how you like to pay.”
- Extract information from a document: Alexa has the ability to analyse PDFs, notes, documents, and other file formats and provide answers to users according to their questions. Now users can also command the AI-powered voice assistant to add crucial events or dates or reminders to the calendar or to schedule any meeting, more than this it can also analyse the school schedule.
- AI-powered video search: Now Alexa+ can analyse videos recorded via the Ring cameras and can understand what’s happening in the video. Adding this it can also recognise objects, people, and actions which helps users in reducing hassle to manually review footage. Overall this could work as a great security tool as well.
Alexa+ Price And Availability
The Alexa+ is currently available in the U.S to Echo Show 8, 10, 15, and 21 other devices as part of early access. Alexa+ will be priced at $19.99 per month, but it will be free to all Amazon Prime members.
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