Finally, Alexa hasn't improved at all in years. I half love half hate mine.
I use about 3 of them daily for smart lights, alarms, timers, and weather. That's about it.
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#52Why would I want Alexa+ if I have ChatGPT? Why isn't Alexa+ already a part of the Amazon Echo? None of this makes any sense.
Most people using Alexa heavily probably already have Prime.
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why would Amazon want you to have it, though? They benefit fantastically from manipulating search results against you.
I'm pretty sure their search results intentionally suck to make their ads more valuable.
I stopped shopping at Amazon about a year ago. Too much overhead figuring out the good products, vs the scam products, vs the mediocre but pushed products.
Been using Newegg/BestBuy for electronics, Costco/Target/Walmart for home goods, local grocery stores for food, and Barnes and Noble for books. I used to be good at picking out the gems from the cruft on Amazon, but either it's gotten more difficult or I've lost my edge.
Also kinda nice having to wait again until I have a sizeable order to get free shipping. Much less junk.
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#54>continue on the go with your phone or in the car,
I made a comment about having a true LLM co-pilot only a couple days ago by insisting Grok3 integrate into all Teslas. Seems like Alexa+ is beating them to the punch.
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#55The fusion of the different devices is cool but man it feels odd to be owned by some company, integrated into all aspects of your life idk.
My phone runs my life so maybe Google owns me technically
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#56I remember reading an article about how Amazon would lose money every year on the Alexa service. I wonder if /how that will change now after this.
Specifically, if they’re going to lose even more on this venture now cranking it up to 11.
Since it appears other LLM companies are also currently losing lots in their offerings too
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#57If they have a decent API I might consider buying it.
Unfortunately it's not yet yet released in my region.
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#58I have a few Google home mini's and an Alexa. All have deteriorated since I bought them, becoming worse at both what they offer, and how well they understand or do what they still can. My first google mini I could ask for a recipe and it would read one out. Next step to move along, it was cool but slow. I got one with a screen which was pretty good as you could see the steps and jump ahead more. Then it 'upgraded' an…
Absolute the same experience with my google home. A large majority of my interactions with it now are repeating myself to get it to understand, or yelling at it in frustration when it "doesnt know but heres what comes up in search"
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#59I've been spoiled by LLMs in my daily work and now want to put the same kind of prompts into search boxes. Not "air fryers" but "air fryers without bluetooth or wifi and less than 3 cooking modes, and no negative reviews about the device failing prematurely." I'm not going to let Alexa plus or minus listen into my whole life, but I would like some that of intelligence when I actually go shopping.
Check out https://exa.ai/ - iirc they use a link-prediction transformer https://websets.exa.ai/cm7m8a1ip006rdzzzgxsalirs
That's exactly what I asked for, wow. To whoever asked why should Amazon want to do this, it's to keep their customers from bypassing their own search with services like this one.
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#60> Alexa+ costs $19.99 per month, but all Amazon Prime members will get it for free. > We will prioritize Echo Show 8, 10, 15, and 21 device owners in the early access period. If you don’t have one of those devices, and want to be among the first to experience Alexa+, you can buy one now. Thank you for nothing, then? I have to assume that this then has no text based interaction mode, or what is the reason for not laun…
> Customers will also be able to access Alexa+ in a new mobile app (available in the Apple App Store and Google Play store) and a new browser-based experience at Alexa.com.
And how exactly do I copy & paste or even use my keyboard to input text to Alexa+?
I believe that I have my phone in my hands no longer than 10 minutes a day, and it is not linked to my PC, nor will it ever be. There are only a few things I consider as worthless as a keyboard on a 65mmx40mm touchscreen surface. Only in case of emergency.