Amazon, Echo and Alexa

Amazon is getting rid of the option for Echo devices to process Alexa requests locally
Amazon Echo models that were previously able to process Alexa requests locally will no longer do so, instead sending those voice recordings to the cloud. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the change to The Verge after a Reddit user posted a PSA about it on Friday,
Lilbits: Amazon kills local processing of Alexa voice requests, Google replaces Assistant with Gemini
Last month Amazon introduced Alexa+ which uses generative AI to offer an enhanced version of Amazon’s voice assistant software. It will do a better job of engaging in natural-sounding conversations, remembering things you’ve told it in the past, and have the ability to interact with other apps and services on your behalf.
Amazon to kill Echo's local voice processing feature in favor of Voice ID
If you own an Echo smart speaker, it will soon lose a key privacy feature — and be replaced with cloud processing of all voice commands.
Alexa Will No Longer Process Requests Locally, Recordings Will Be Sent to Amazon
Echo devices will lose the ability to process locally and all your Alexa recordings will be sent to Amazon cloud.
Amazon's Echo devices will send all voice recordings to cloud from March 28
The move is seen as connected to the launch of its generative AI-powered Alexa Plus, which is slated to be released later this month
Recordings of requests to Alexa will soon go to Amazon cloud
All voice recordings of commands or queries given to Amazon voice assistant Alexa on the company’s Echo devices will go to the Amazon cloud starting March 28.
Amazon’s Echo will send all voice recordings to the cloud, starting March 28
Amazon Echo users will no longer have the option to process their Alexa requests locally, which means all of their voice ...
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Amazon Echo will soon start sending your recordings to cloud
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Amazon’s AI Alexa Wants to Listen—And You Can’t Say No [Update]
Amazon's upcoming AI update to its Alexa voice assistant, called Alexa+, may have some loosening privacy restrictions.
Amazon's Patent Reveals How Alexa+ Will Transform Product Discovery
A recently discovered patent reveals how Alexa+ combines voice capabilities with Rufus's product intelligence, transforming ...
Amazon’s Alexa+ raises privacy concerns: Echo users will have to share voice data or lose features
Amazon's Alexa+ rollout has sparked privacy concerns as Echo users must now choose between allowing Amazon to store voice ...
What Alexa’s AI upgrade means for Amazon’s business and Alexa users
Michael Levin and Josh Lowitz of Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) discuss Amazon's Alexa and Echo business, and ...
Amazon’s New Alexa+ Forces Brands To Rethink Their Marketing Strategy
In a new era of voice commerce, traditional keyword optimization gives way to a more attribute-based, conversational approach ...
I stopped using Alexa long ago. Here are 6 ways Alexa+ could lure me back
I’m a smart home expert. Writing about smart home technology, smart devices, and voice assistants is my job. Yet, I don’t ...