Alexa+ is not only Amazon’s chance to catch up in the AI race, but another shot at mainstream adoption of an AI assistant-type of hardware device. Alexa goes full agent The new release offers significantly more than answers to “Alexa, tell me the weather.” According to Amazon, Al...
Today’s digital world gives new meaning to the phrase, “the walls have ears.” And as more warnings about the dangers of smart speakers and the risks of virtual assistants come to light, the question is:Is Alexa spying on me, and how does it impact my privacy?
Amazon's voice assistant Alexa has evolved far beyond the simple talking speaker that launched more than a decade ago. Like Siri on your iPhone, playing music or checking weather updates is fine, but Alexa is capable of so much more -- and it's getting smarter all the time. Today's Ale...
Alexa, tell me a joke. SHOPPING Let Alexa help you stock up on the stuff you need. Prime members can use Alexa to order Prime-eligible items and get exclusive deals on everything from home goods to electronics. Alexa, what are today's deals? Alexa, re-order laundry detergent. *Check ...
(The value the sun is not an acceptable Planet slot value, so Alexa prompts for a new value.) Alexa: The Sun is not a planet within our solar system. Please tell me a planet instead. User: OK, Mars (The value mars is an acceptable value for a Planet slot.) Alexa: On Mars, high...
Alexa, where is the Super Bowl this year? Alexa, what's the weather going to be at the Super Bowl? Alexa, how do I make guacamole? Alexa, how do I make Buffalo wings? Alexa, what's the closest pizza place that delivers? Alexa, remind me to go shopping at 1 p.m. on Friday ...
AMAZON.StopIntent: AMAZON.CancelIntent: AMAZON.HelpIntent: please guide {me|us} WeatherForecastIntent: what is the weather tell me the weather RainForecastIntent: will {it|there be} rain {|today} From above example you can see that builtin intents do not require a sample utterance as Amazo...
engineer at Google, eagerly compared Alexa’s capabilities with those of her Google Assistant. Alexa didn’t really measure up. But as far as I was concerned, it did everything I wanted: it played my favorite songs, sounded my morning alarms, and sometimes told me the news and weather. ...
Tell your kid theweather(so he/she is dressed appropriately) Play your kid a funsongfor some motivation to get ready Announce“[your kid’s name], we’re leaving for soccer now!”5 minutes later Thinking of getting Alexa speakers for your kids’ rooms? Check out VoiceBrew’s guide toAle...
If you want Alexa to announce your Flash Briefing, simply issue the command, “Alexa, read my Flash Briefing” or “Alexa, tell me the news.” It’s that simple to get Alexa to read your news and weather with a single command, but what if you want to automate the process?