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Amazon upgrades Alexa with generative AI for Prime subscribers

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Amazon has launched Alexa+, an upgraded version of its voice assistant powered by generative AI. Built on large language models from Anthropic and Amazon's own Amazon Nova suite, Alexa+ aims to be more conversational and capable of handling complex, multi-service interactions. The enhanced assistant is available for free to Amazon Prime subscribers on Alexa-enabled devices, tablets, and through the Alexa app or website, with a paid subscription option for non-Prime users. AI

IMPACT Enhances existing smart home ecosystems and potentially streamlines multi-service task completion for users.

RANK_REASON Product update for an existing AI assistant, not a new frontier model release.

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Amazon upgrades Alexa with generative AI for Prime subscribers

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Alec Hively) ·

    Amazon Prime comes with an Alexa upgrade you should know about

    Amazon's Echo Show and Dot devices, tablets and website all have new capabilities that you might want to take for a spin.

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