"Amazon isn't one to make big announcements during CES, but the company doesn't plan to be overshadowed this year. After months of Alexa+ availability through an early access program, Amazon just announced the launch of Alexa.com, a website where users can interact with the virtual assistant like they would with other AI chatbots. If you've used any of the generative AI chatbots available over the past three years, you're familiar with the process of going to a website to interact with them."
"You can count on Siri maintaining its lack of generational power for now, but Alexa received a generational AI injection months ago, and it's being widely used by users across the US in an early access program. Over the past nine months, Alexa+ has gained tens of millions of users, according to Daniel Rausch, Vice President of Alexa and Echo at Amazon. "We see customers taking advantage of Alexa Plus any and everywhere that they can," Rausch told ZDNET."
Amazon launched Alexa.com to provide a web chat interface for Alexa+, aligning Alexa with other generative AI chatbots. Alexa+ has been available in an early access program and has attracted tens of millions of users across the US over nine months. Alexa.com integrates core Alexa features such as lists, reminders, smart home controls, and documents that users have sent to Alexa. The web experience broadens access beyond the mobile app and complements an upcoming app refresh. Alexa received generative AI capabilities months earlier, while competitors like Siri currently lack similar generational AI power.
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