Amazon recently unveiled its new range of updated Echo devices and its commitment to bring artificial intelligence similar to ChatGPT into Alexa-powered gadgets. This announcement comes as ChatGPT’s major competitor, further increasing competition in the AI market. Senior Vice President of Devices and Services Dave Limp spoke with Bloomberg’s Alex Barinka and Scarlet Fu about the development.
Amazon, one of the world’s largest e-commerce platforms, has quickly become a leader in the area of artificial intelligence. They have equipped their Echo devices with Alexa, a virtual assistant that provides hands-free help with tasks like controlling smart home devices, playing music, and providing weather forecasts. As Amazon’s dominance of the AI market grows, they have pledged to bring more advanced features akin to that of ChatGPT’s AI into their Alexa voice assistants. This update should drive the competition between Amazon and ChatGPT to the next level, as they are both now vying for supremacy in AI.
Dave Limp, the Senior Vice President of Devices and Services at Amazon, joined Bloomberg to discuss the upgrades to the Echo range and Amazon’s plans to further their AI capabilities. He explained that the company is looking to evolve Alexa to do more than just provide basic functions. It is intended to become more conversational, allowing user’s to ask follow up questions and receive more in-depth answers in response. He also claimed that Amazon plans to provide Alexa users with more features to personalize the experience.
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