Alexa Plus excels at smart home control but falls short as a personal assistant
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A year-long test by The Verge finds that Amazon's generative-AI Alexa Plus handles smart home control well, with faster responses of three to five seconds and more reliable multistep commands, cooking help, and calendar imports than the original Alexa.
The reviewer says its personal assistant features remain underdeveloped and frustrating, and criticizes excessive ads on Echo Show displays.
Alexa Plus costs $19.99 a month in the U.S. unless the user has an Amazon Prime membership. The reviewer recommends the Echo Dot Max as the ad-free option.
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- The Verge · AIAlexa Plus excels at running a smart home but falls short as a personal assistant
AIAmazon's Alexa Plus, powered by generative AI, now responds in three to five seconds and handles multistep smart home commands, cooking questions, and calendar imports more reliably than the original Alexa, according to a year-long test by The Verge. The reviewer says its personal assistant features remain underbaked and frustrating, and that ads on Echo Show displays are excessive. Alexa Plus costs $19.99 a month in the U.S. unless users have an Amazon Prime membership, and the Echo Dot Max is recommended as the ad-free option.
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