Amazon Ceo Says 100,000 Users Now Have Alexa+

Amazon’s upgraded Digital Assistant Powered by Generative AI, Alexa+, Has Rolded out to over 100,000 users, CEO andy Jassy Said on the company’s earneings calls.

While that’s a far cry from the 600 million Alexa devices out there, the company is making steady program on the rollout of alexa+, which was First unveiled in FebruaryAt the time, amazon said that Alexa+ would roll out in waves over the coming months.

Amazon’s new digital assistant aims to let users talk with it in a more natural style, and Eventically have agenc abilitys Alexa+ Should Be Able to Generate Original Responses on the fly, much like the voice modes in Openai’s chatgpt and google’s gemini, raather than the predetermined responses of the Old Alexa and Siri Systems.

However, as the washington post reported at launch, the alexa+ that’s rolling out today Lacks some of the key features the company demoed in FebruaryThe report notes that, at launch, alexa+ did not have the ability to use third party apps like Grubhub, Generate a Bedtime Story for Children, Or Brainstorm a GIFT IDEA. IT’s Unclear when those features will make it into alexa+.

“We have a lot more functionality that we plan to add in coming months,” Jassy said on the call.

DURING his opening comments, jassy claimed that Alexa+ is one of the first action-oriented ai agents for consumers. But he noted that this technology is still raather “primitive” and “inaccurate.” Currently, MOST MULTI-STEP AI Agents have a low accuracy rate, Between 30% and 60%, The Amazon Ceo Said. Jassy set a goal for the company’s web-Browsing agent that power Alexa+, Nova ActTo achieve 90% accuracy in this domain.

Amazon’s rollout of Alexa+ seems to be progressing faster than apple’s rollout of its new, llm-power When asked about the new siri delays on Apple’s Thursday Earnings Call, which occurred simultaneouslyMore time to complete the work,

Along the road to Supercare Digital Assistants With Generative Ai, Bot Apple and Amazon Have Reportedly run into snags and delaysSome of the biggest Hiccups are Around Getting llms to use tools and integrate with other systems. Doing So Allows Alexa and Siri to Complete Practical Tasks Such as Setting Timers and Reading Texts, but implementing it has proven harder than expected.