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Amazon unveils a 'smarter' Alexa. Its AI has a lot of work to do.

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

21 Sep 2023 · 4 min read

informed Summary

  1. Amazon has previewed a new version of its voice assistant, Alexa, which is powered by "smarter and more conversational" artificial intelligence, similar to a chatbot.

Alexa, can you be as smart as a chatbot?

On Wednesday, Amazon previewed a new version of its popular voice assistant powered by what it called "smarter and more-conversational" artificial intelligence. It's like Alexa crossed with ChatGPT.

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