Hacker News with Generative AI: Amazon Alexa

Claude and Alexa+ (anthropic.com)
Today, we're announcing that Claude models are helping power Alexa+.
AI, Language Models, Amazon Alexa, Anthropic
6 points by mfiguiere 35 days ago | 0 comments
The Alexa Skills revolution that wasn't (theverge.com)
The first Amazon Echo, all the way back in 2014, was pitched as a device for a few simple things: playing music, asking basic questions, getting the weather.
Amazon Alexa, Voice Assistants, Consumer Technology
6 points by marban 151 days ago | 2 comments
Ask HN: How does Alexa avoid interrupting itself when saying its own name? (ycombinator.com)
Amazon Alexa, Voice Assistants
41 points by dumbest 281 days ago | 55 comments
Smart devices a privacy nightmare, Amazon Alexa, Google Home worst offenders (firstpost.com)
Privacy, Smart Devices, Amazon Alexa, Google Home
40 points by Brajeshwar 289 days ago | 16 comments
How Alexa dropped the ball on being the top conversational system (mihaileric.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Conversational AI, Amazon Alexa
180 points by nutellalover 294 days ago | 213 comments
Alexa, Change Your OKRs (residualthoughts.substack.com)
Amazon Alexa, AI, Goal Setting, Productivity
30 points by jhovde 349 days ago | 3 comments