Amazon has delivered on its promise to launch an upgraded Alexa expertise, Alexa+, by the tip of March. However the service reportedly lacks most of the options Amazon demoed at a press occasion in late February.
Alexa+ can’t yet perform certain “agentic” AI tasks showcased within the firm’s advertising and marketing, like ordering takeout on Grubhub or producing tales to entertain youngsters, in keeping with The Washington Publish. The assistant can also’t visually determine individuals and remind them to do specific chores, or brainstorm present concepts — two extra capabilities proven throughout the presser.
Different options are solely rolling out to a subset of customers to begin, like the flexibility to order an Uber and get cooking suggestions. In the meantime, 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 Publish’s reporting, evidently Amazon isn’t out of the woods but.