The new virtual assistant will not only be an advanced version of Alexa, in fact it focuses on customization. It will be able to order dinner, memorize customer preferences and send emails. At the moment it is available only in English, it will soon also arrive in Italy.
“It’s your new best friend in the digital world.” Amazon presented this way Alexa +, The Pro version of the virtual assistant integrated with artificial intelligence. For ten years Alexa has updated us on the weather forecast, off the air conditioners or reproduced a Spotify playlist. Now, the company explains, it is ready to become an agent Ia.
“Alexa knows almost all the tools of your life, your commitments, your Smart Home, your preferences, the devices you use, the people you are connected withthe entertainment you love and knows many of the apps you use, many of the services you need, “he explained Panos Panayresponsible for Amazon’s devices and services during The launch of the new virtual assistant.
Alexa+ is free for Amazon Prime members, Instead, it costs $ 19.99 a month for users without subscription. It is not an isolated case: more and more Tech companies are pushing to pay the Plus services or versions, just think of the dating apps, blue ticking on social networks or extra space to store data on your smartphone. The fever of artificial intelligence He is giving companies a new reason to pay us more. Amazon is no exception.
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How the new Alexa + works
The new virtual assistant will not be alone An advanced version of Alexain fact, focuses on customization. He can store customer preferences, order dinner, send scheduled emails, or reminder. “For example, it may examine documents, such as the contract of an association of owners of houses, so that a resident knows what is allowed, how the installation of solar panels,” he explained Mara Segaldirector of Alexa, but also connect to other Amazon products. For example an integration will be with i Campanelli Ring to examine the recordings of the cameras.
It will be possible to have a more natural conversation, the new service will in fact be able to respond to multiple requests in sequence, unlike the basic model who can only play one task at a time, Alexa + will then be available in MULIMODAL VERSEfor example, may examine a photo. The assistant uses advanced artificial intelligence of Amazon Bedrock. At the moment it is available in the United States and only in English, it will be released in the coming months also in Italy, An official date has not been announced.
With the IA software these devices could really become one brilliant version of themselves. It is not yet clear, however, if the restyling IA will be able to convince users to spend 19.99 dollars.
