9 Best Articles in 2022
Stratechery
Alexa: Amazon’s Operating System
Stratechery
8 min read · From 2017 · Money is made at chokepoints, and the most valuable chokepoints are operating systems; Amazon has built exactly that with Alexa.
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TechCrunch
Amazon launches an Alexa system for hotels
TechCrunch
6 min read · From 2018 · Alexa is coming to your hotel room. Amazon this morning is announcing a new program called Alexa for Hospitality, designed to bring its voice assistant technology to everything from chain hotels to vacation rentals. The system can be customized to include key guest information, like checkout time o…
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The New York Times
Alexa and Siri Can Hear This Hidden Command. You Can’t.
The New York Times
5 min read · From 2018 · Researchers can now send secret audio instructions undetectable to the human ear to Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Assistant.
Reader View · Shared by 172, including Alex Barrera, Tris Hussey, Thomas Power, Ferran Sala, Bjorn Larsen, #bottish, 𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧 , Felix M, Merkstatt, Liliane Ferrari ™, Marsha Collier, Azeem Azhar, Thomas Pleil, Daniel Benchimol, Gerd Leonhard, Bertrand Maltaverne, Kim Dik, nSonic
The Verge
Researchers find Amazon uses Alexa voice data to target you with ads
The Verge
4 min read · Apr 28th · Researchers tested Alexa with fake personas to see if ads followed them on the web. They did.
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MIT Technology Review
Amazon wants Alexa to run your life. First, it must know everything about you
MIT Technology Review
6 min read · From 2019 · The creator of the famous voice assistant dreams of a world where Alexa is everywhere, anticipating your every need.
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Guardian Tech
'Alexa, are you invading my privacy?'
Guardian Tech
10 min read · From 2019 · There are more than 100m Alexa-enabled devices in our homes. But are they fun time-savers or the beginning of an Orwellian nightmare
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Big Think
Alexa and her friends know you all too well
Big Think
3 min read · May 24th · Alexa knows a lot about you. New research delves into how Amazon uses what it knows to market to you across the internet.
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CNET
What Amazon Alexa pays the people building its skills
CNET
9 min read · From 2017 · Who's creating Alexa skills? Indie developers and marketing companies looking to profit from voice-controlled computing. Some cash in, and some don't.
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WIRED
How Amazon Rebuilt Itself Around Artificial Intelligence
WIRED
~19 min read · From 2018 · The Alexa voice platform and other deep learning projects have made Amazon an AI leader.
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Big Think
Alexa and her friends know you all too well
Big Think
3 min read · May 24th · Alexa knows a lot about you. New research delves into how Amazon uses what it knows to market to you across the internet.
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Reuters
Amazon has a plan to make Alexa mimic anyone's voice
Reuters
Jun 23rd · Amazon.com Inc wants to give customers the chance to make Alexa, the company's voice assistant, sound just like their grandmother -- or anyone else.
Shared by 25, including Mitch Kapor, Cory Doctorow, Scott Brinker, Tactical Tech, Antony Peyton, Kate Crawford
The Verge
Amazon Astro review: too much Alexa, not enough arms
The Verge
~18 min read · May 26th · Basically Alexa on wheels, Astro is functional but also frustrating.
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dataconomy.com
What is the best artificial intelligence app?
dataconomy.com
8 min read · May 6th · We try to answer the quesiton, what is the best artificial intelligence app by looking at examples like Tinder, Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant, Cortana...
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Alexa Blueprints
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1 min read · From 2018 · Teach Alexa new skills in minutes - Make party games, household lists, and family stories - just fill in the blanks.
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TechCrunch
Amazon’s Alexa passes 15,000 skills, up from 10,000 in February
TechCrunch
6 min read · From 2017 · Amazon's Alexa voice platform has now passed 15,000 skills - the voice-powered apps that run on devices like the Echo speaker, Echo Dot, newer Echo Show and..
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alexa.com
Alexa - Actionable Analytics for the Web
alexa.com
5 min read · From 2015 · Alexa provides analytical insights to benchmark, compare and optimize businesses on the web.
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Bloomberg
Here’s Why Alexa Won’t Light Up During Amazon’s Super Bowl Ad
Bloomberg
4 min read · From 2018 · Amazon.com Inc. is advertising its Alexa-powered speakers in the big game on Sunday. It’s an amusing 90 seconds that features celebrities like Gordon Ramsay, Rebel Wilson, Anthony Hopkins, Cardi B and…
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TechCrunch
Amazon’s new ‘Alexa Blueprints’ let anyone create custom Alexa skills and responses
TechCrunch
6 min read · From 2018 · Amazon this morning is introducing “Alexa Blueprints,” a new way for any Alexa owner to create their own customized Alexa skills or responses, without needing to know how to code. The idea is to allow…
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Fast Company
The Turing Test is obsolete. It’s time to build a new barometer for AI
Fast Company
5 min read · 2020-12-28 · The head scientist for Alexa thinks the old benchmark for computing is no longer relevant for today’s AI era.
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Backchannel
Voice Is the Next Big Platform, Unless You Have an Accent
Backchannel
8 min read · From 2017 · It’s super funny that Alexa can’t understand my mom — until we need Alexa to use the web, drive a car, and do pretty much anything else.
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TechCrunch
Alexa learns to talk like a human with whispers, pauses & emotion
TechCrunch
6 min read · From 2017 · Amazon’s Alexa is going to sound more human. The company announced this week the addition of a new set of speaking skills for the virtual assistant, which will allow her to do things like…
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The Verge
Amazon admits Alexa is creepily laughing at people and is working on a fix
The Verge
3 min read · From 2018 · Users with Alexa-enabled devices have begun reporting hearing strange, unprompted laughter.
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