Amazon is toying around with putting ads in Alexa+
Briefly

Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy has indicated that Alexa+ offers considerable financial opportunities through advertising. The voice assistant has reached millions and is designed for more natural and context-aware conversations. Despite being over a decade old, Alexa has struggled to generate revenue and has been labeled a failure internally. Other AI developers, including Google and OpenAI, are also exploring ad integration. The inclusion of ads in Alexa+ could reshape user experience and Amazon's approach to monetizing its smart assistant, which has been costly to maintain.
Delivering ads through Alexa+ represents a significant financial opportunity, with plans to incorporate advertising as users engage in more multi-turn conversations to drive revenue.
Alexa+ is designed to be a more conversational, context-aware, and AI-driven voice assistant, helping users with planning, entertainment, and even basic image and video generation.
After more than 10 years of operation without monetization, Amazon Alexa has been labeled a 'colossal failure,' prompting discussions of integrating advertising in the future.
Both Google and OpenAI have also explored ad integration within their AI products, suggesting a larger trend toward monetizing conversational AI platforms.
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