Beginning March 28, 2025, Amazon will disable the local processing feature for voice commands on select Echo devices, requiring all commands to be processed in the cloud. This change, not announced publicly but confirmed through user emails, highlights the increasing demand for processing power due to new generative AI capabilities. Privacy-focused settings that previously allowed users to keep recordings local will be automatically adjusted, leaving users with no option to prevent their voice requests from being stored in the cloud, reflecting a larger trend in AI service operations.
"We are reaching out to let you know that the Alexa feature 'Do Not Send Voice Recordings' that you enabled on your supported Echo device(s) will no longer be available beginning March 28, 2025."
"As we continue to expand Alexa's capabilities with generative AI features that rely on the processing power of Amazon's secure cloud, we have decided to no longer support this feature."
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