In the least surprising news of the week, Amazon CEO Andy Jessi revealed that the company was looking for ways to bring ads in its new generative-powered sound assistant Alexa Plus. During a conference call after reporting the company’s second quarter’s income, Jessi said, “There will be opportunities, because people are engaged in maximum conversation (with Alexa Plus), to help people play a role to help find out, and to play a key role in pursuing revenue.”
Basically, people will talk more to Alexa, so there will be more ways to advance ads. He also indicated that Alexa Plus, which is currently free for the Prime Minister’s members, but the cost will cost $ 19.99 a month, one day can cost more. “When we continue to include activation (there), today’s most purchase factor,” he said.
Considering the Amazon Devices and Services Division, including Alexa and Eco, have allegedly struggled to make money, as it is looking for ways to make its hot new thing, Alexa Plus, more profitable. Charging non -prime members can take like $ 20 a month. But when you can spend $ 15 for prime and Alexa Plus, as well as all the basic benefits, who will pay $ 20?
Advertising is a clear way, as ads are already available on Amazon Eco devices with regular Alexa on the board. These include the full screen on the Eco Show Smart display that appears and cannot be selected.
Alexa is another way to advance ads with its “well” feature, which looks at the reaction tips after you have been asked. They often include encouraging you to buy something from Amazon.
When Amazon announced his return to Alexa Plus in February, I asked the Head of Devices and Services Panos Pan if “anyway” and full screen ads would be around. “I don’t think there are many changes,” he said.
I’ve been testing Alexa Plus for a few weeks and no ad was seen or received no “methods”. But the assistant is still in the early access to the beta phase, and it seems that the plan is that it will come up with new ways to advance the new Alexa ads. But I wish it would not have happened.
The new Alexa Plus had the ability to grow agents, including to be able to visit websites like Thumbatic to find an electrician. Photo Jennifer Patison Toy / The Verge picture
In 2022, the Amazon said it could look like it, he said he had developed a customer that would allow the brands to offer their answers to the questions that ask people Alexa, such as “How can I remove pet hair from my carpet?” Alexa Plus, with its cheek, with a more helpful personality, would be an ideal platform for providing such sponsored results. But if Amazon is about to succeed in creating a “world’s best personal assistant” other than Alexa, it will not diminish, which is a stated goal. Why would anyone choose to use an assistant who is paid to advance specific products?
One of the highest levels indicated for Alexa’s plus may be an ad -free version, such as Takkarch First speculation. Amazon did exactly with a prime video, which made high price, advertising -free composition and boot in advertising. But in any way, if we are going to pay for his new abilities, Alexa will really have to prove its price.
Based on my initial test of Alexa Plus, this is not in the place where I can hand over my daily tasks and tasks, as I would do if I could ever be able to hire a real personal assistant. But there is the ability.
There is no doubt that Generative AI is going to change how we use digital voice assistants, and Amazon begins. It has, in fact, launches its corrected assistant with the natural language capabilities of further conversation, in which neither Apple nor Google seems close to doing so. Alexa Plus is one of the few productive AI -powered services that can take steps in real life.
Even though people are ready to pay for the features of AI, it is still being tested. Openi, Google, Anthropic, and others currently charge for different levels of access to their advanced AI-Chatbot tools. For many years as Alexa User status, I will consider a payment Really Good Alexa that I say without failure, did Amazon promise that they have all the features of the coming, and never shows me an advertisement. However, what I know I don’t want I don’t want, I am pushing the product to me in my house.
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