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Running AI is so expensive that Amazon will probably charge you to use Alexa in future, says outgoing exec::In an interview with Bloomberg, Dave Limp said that he "absolutely" believes that Amazon will soon start charging a subscription fee for Alexa

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[-] greenskye@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well so far my Google Smart speakers have two functions:

  • Voice activated timer
  • Wi-Fi speaker that I only ever cast to with my phone, never actually talk to them.

Don't think I'll miss that if they decide to charge for it.

[-] lps2@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

My Google homes have gotten progressively worse over the years. Half the time it will say it's setting a timer but nope, no timer. Recently I'll tell it to play music and it will reply that I don't have any devices with that feature.... they're all Google homes or Chromecast which absolutely play music. Really like the hardware but the software is utter shit

[-] criticalimpact@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

They also removed the ability to link third-party list applications so now saying "Add X to shopping list" just sends it into some nether realm where the item is never to be seen ever again.

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