"Amazon Alexa+: Now Reads, Summarizes, and Recalls Long Documents"
At Amazon's yearly Devices & Services shindig on Wednesday, they rolled out Alexa+, a souped-up version of their voice assistant, now juiced up with generative AI.
They showed off how you can toss documents at Alexa+ and it'll remember the nitty-gritty details, ready to answer your questions about them.
Mara Segal, the bigwig in charge of Alexa, gave us a few cool examples. Like, she asked Alexa+, "Hey, how much oil does grandma's zucchini bread recipe call for?" And bam, Alexa+ pulled the answer right out of the recipe that had been shared earlier.
Then there was this trickier setup where you could upload your Homeowners Association (HOA) rules and quiz Alexa+ on them. You know, those rules everyone kinda skims over.
Plus, you can send a bunch of emails from your kid's school to Alexa+, and it'll sift through and sum up the key points. It can even keep your calendar in check so you don't miss any school shindigs.
Amazon didn't stop there; they flaunted more Alexa+ tricks at the event. Like, you can skip to different parts of movies on Prime Video and boss around your smart home gadgets, moving tunes from one speaker to another in different rooms.
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GaryPerez
April 12, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM GMT
Alexa+ is pretty cool but sometimes it gets confused with long documents. It's great for quick summaries though! I wish it could handle more complex texts better. Still, it's a step up from the old Alexa.
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WillieJones
April 12, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM GMT
アレクサ+は結構便利ですが、長いドキュメントで時々混乱します。でも、クイックサマリーには最適です！もっと複雑なテキストをうまく処理してほしいです。それでも、古いアレクサよりは進化しています。
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LeviKing
April 12, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM GMT
알렉사+는 꽤 괜찮은데, 긴 문서에서 가끔 헷갈리네요. 그래도 빠른 요약에는 최고입니다! 좀 더 복잡한 텍스트를 잘 처리해줬으면 좋겠어요. 그래도 예전 알렉사보다는 나아졌어요.
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AlbertRodriguez
April 12, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM GMT
O Alexa+ é bem legal, mas às vezes se confunde com documentos longos. É ótimo para resumos rápidos, no entanto! Gostaria que lidasse melhor com textos mais complexos. Ainda assim, é um passo à frente do velho Alexa.
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CharlesWhite
April 11, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM GMT
Alexa+ es bastante genial, pero a veces se confunde con documentos largos. ¡Es genial para resúmenes rápidos, sin embargo! Ojalá pudiera manejar mejor textos más complejos. Aún así, es un paso adelante del viejo Alexa.
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BillyHill
April 11, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM GMT
Alexa+ is a lifesaver! I can now throw any document at it and it remembers all the details. It's like having a super smart assistant that can summarize and recall everything. The only thing is, sometimes it takes a bit longer to process, but hey, it's worth the wait!
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April 12, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM GMT
Alexa+ is pretty cool but sometimes it gets confused with long documents. It's great for quick summaries though! I wish it could handle more complex texts better. Still, it's a step up from the old Alexa.
0
April 12, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM GMT
アレクサ+は結構便利ですが、長いドキュメントで時々混乱します。でも、クイックサマリーには最適です！もっと複雑なテキストをうまく処理してほしいです。それでも、古いアレクサよりは進化しています。
0
April 12, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM GMT
알렉사+는 꽤 괜찮은데, 긴 문서에서 가끔 헷갈리네요. 그래도 빠른 요약에는 최고입니다! 좀 더 복잡한 텍스트를 잘 처리해줬으면 좋겠어요. 그래도 예전 알렉사보다는 나아졌어요.
0
April 12, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM GMT
O Alexa+ é bem legal, mas às vezes se confunde com documentos longos. É ótimo para resumos rápidos, no entanto! Gostaria que lidasse melhor com textos mais complexos. Ainda assim, é um passo à frente do velho Alexa.
0
April 11, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM GMT
Alexa+ es bastante genial, pero a veces se confunde con documentos largos. ¡Es genial para resúmenes rápidos, sin embargo! Ojalá pudiera manejar mejor textos más complejos. Aún así, es un paso adelante del viejo Alexa.
0
April 11, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM GMT
Alexa+ is a lifesaver! I can now throw any document at it and it remembers all the details. It's like having a super smart assistant that can summarize and recall everything. The only thing is, sometimes it takes a bit longer to process, but hey, it's worth the wait!
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