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Running AI is so expensive that Amazon will probably charge you to use Alexa in future, says outgoing exec (www.businessinsider.com)
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Running AI is so expensive that Amazon will probably charge you to use Alexa in future, says outgoing exec::In an interview with Bloomberg, Dave Limp said that he "absolutely" believes that Amazon will soon start charging a subscription fee for Alexa

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[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 155 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Alexa is so bad though. Who's going to pay for that?

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 81 points 9 months ago (3 children)

“By the way, you can now pay for Alexa AI option if you want me to reply in a slightly smarter way, but I will still cut you off with ads and other useless things. To activate AlexaAI say activate”

[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 52 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"Welcome to the PiHole, Alexa."

[–] spitfire@infosec.pub 5 points 9 months ago

Just made the switch to NextDNS. For $2/month I get a lot of the same features but also on my phone when not on WiFi. Still love my pihole though!

[–] JonEFive@midwest.social 27 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"No"

"I heard 'activate'. Thank you! Your credit card will be charged $129 annually. To cancel, please log on to the website because there's no way we're letting you get out of this mess the same way we got you into it."

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

To cancel, please log on to the website because there's no way we're letting you get out of this mess the same way we got you into it.

Unless you're in California

[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

*to the same degree of intelligence as you've previously experienced. (Ps if you don't we're making Alexa have a room temp IQ)

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Guess we'll find out when they finally pull the trigger

[–] pyldriver@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Mine can't ever seem to tell the difference between on and off if there is any sound in my house

[–] atx_aquarian@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I use "turn on ___" and "kill ___". Much more reliable matches.

[–] JonEFive@midwest.social 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Do you change the names of all your devices to people names? The living room lamp is Steve, the bedroom fan is Maryanne...

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Which one's Bill?

[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Good to see people already training ai to kill.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Still better than Siri ...

[–] glimpseintotheshit@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Siri was always shit but somehow managed to devolve even further lately. I never trusted her to do more than than turning lights on or off but now this shit happens:

Me: Siri, turn off the lights in the living room

Siri: OKAY, WHICH ROOM? BATHROOM, BEDROOM, KITCHEN, HALLWAY, LIVING ROOM?

Imagine living in a mansion with this cunt

[–] Staple_Diet@aussie.zone 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I use Google to turn on my TV by saying 'turn on TV', easily done. But then when I ask it to adjust volume it asks me which TV... I only have one TV online and it had just turned it on.

[–] glimpseintotheshit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Jeez... at least Siri has an excuse to some degree because of Apples privacy pledge

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

But he acknowledged that Alexa will need to drastically improve before that happens.

I get tired of the outrage-headline game.