Amazon (AMZN.O) is planning a major revamp of its decade-old money-losing Alexa service to include a conversational generative AI with two tiers of service and has considered a monthly fee of around $5 to access the superior version, according to people with direct knowledge of the company’s plans.

  • @[email protected]English
    9•5 months ago

    Two things:

    • our alexa units are fine. We manage a half-dozen bulbs and a set-top box.
    • if they want a subscription to keep doing that, HomeAssistant becomes the top job on the queue.

    That’s it.