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Amazon’s AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options
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↗What Happened
Users will be able to choose from Alexa styles like Brief, Chill, or Sweet, Amazon says.
Our Take
Honest assessment? This is window dressing. Alexa's still worse at context than a poorly trained chatbot. "Chill" vs "Brief" doesn't matter when the device can't tell the difference between "set a timer" and "what's the weather tomorrow?" Amazon's treating personality as a feature when it's a band-aid. They needed Alexa to actually understand what you're asking, not sound cooler saying it. This feels like leadership saw GenAI hype and panic-shipped cosmetics. Call me back when Alexa stops hallucinating.
What To Do
Skip Alexa+ until Amazon fixes the actual understanding layer—this update doesn't change what it can do.
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