Some of the new abilities coming to Alexa Plus include the ability to do things for you — you’ll be able to ask it to order groceries for you or send event invites to your friends. Amazon says it will also be able to memorize personal details like your diet and movie preferences.
NEW YORK—After teasing it in September 2023 and reportedly suffering delays, Amazon today announced that its more capable and conversational version of Alexa will start rolling out to US Prime members for free in the next few weeks.
With Alexa+, Amazon is making a play for the consumer agent space. It has a shot at succeeding — if all goes according to plan, that is.
Amazon unveiled a generative AI-infused Alexa that it says will have more personality and be able to check a user’s tone and even plan romantic dates.