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The Verge's Jen Tuohy joins the show to discuss a year of testing Amazon's Alexa Plus, Amazon's ambitious attempt to turn Alexa into an AI assistant that can compete with the likes of Google's Gemini, OpenAI's ChatGPT, and Anthropic's Claude. The conversation examines her mixed feelings on the overall experience and explores whether a new dedicated tablet device is the right approach to fix its shortcomings.
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Alexa Plus Shows Promise in Smart Home Control but Falls Short as a General AI Assistant
After a year of testing, Jen Tuohy reports that Alexa Plus is effective at managing and automating smart home devices but fails to deliver a comprehensive AI assistant experience capable of managing broader life tasks.1 more ideas & all timestamps
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