#alexa

Amazon has given Alexa+ a new place to live online. The AI-powered assistant can now be accessed through alexa.com, as long as users sign in with their Amazon account and are part of the Alexa+ Early Access program. According to Amazon, more than 10 million people are already using Alexa+, and they are chatting with it three times more than they did with the original Alexa. The company also says 97% of Alexa-supported devices are now compatible with Alexa+. On the web and in the updated mobile app, Alexa+ works like a chatbot, similar to ChatGPT or Google Gemini. Users can upload documents, emails, and calendars, and Alexa+ can reference them when answering questions. Amazon says Alexa+ stands out by focusing on family and home tasks, like controlling smart devices, managing schedules, shopping for groceries, and planning activities, all within the Amazon ecosystem. It has powerful inference engines that can run quickly on the edge through a neural speech recognition model that can process requests faster, making Alexa even more responsive. Read more in our articles including "Amazon brings Alexa+ to the web" and "Amazon new Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show 10 now official".