Amazon has delivered on its promise to launch an upgraded Alexa expertise, Alexa+, by the tip of March. But the service reportedly lacks lots of the options Amazon demoed at a press occasion in late February.
Alexa+ can’t but carry out sure “agentic” AI duties showcased within the firm’s advertising, like ordering takeout on Grubhub or producing tales to entertain children, based on The Washington Post. The assistant can also’t visually establish individuals and remind them to do explicit chores, or brainstorm present concepts — two further capabilities proven in the course of the presser.
Other options are rolling out to solely a subset of customers to start out, like the flexibility to order an Uber and get cooking suggestions. Meanwhile, an internet app Amazon introduced for Alexa+ final month doesn’t have a concrete launch window.
Alexa+ is alleged to have been plagued with points from the start, owing to challenges with the AI infrastructure that underpins it. Judging by the Post’s reporting, it appears that evidently Amazon isn’t out of the woods but.
